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Tina Trenkner

Tina Trenkner

Deputy Editor, GOVERNING.com

Tina Trenkner (@TinaTrenkner) is GOVERNING.com deputy web editor. She started at GOVERNING in 2009 and has covered stories such as the rise of the coder in local government and the risks of using social media. Previously, she worked for Education Week and Pre-K Now, a completed project from the Pew Center on the States. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and thinks of Evanston often.

 

Fresh off a big win in South Carolina, Republican Newt Gingrich found himself on defense Monday as the volatile GOP presidential contest shifted to Florida.
Mobile development and best practices top the list of challenges for CIOs at every level of government.
Governing Design Director David Kidd went on assignment to photograph Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. He came back with an architecture review of Boston's old and current city hall.
One study says it can't. What impact does job security have in evaluating public-sector compensation?
Incumbent governors rarely lose reelection. But there are a few factors that could put a state executive at risk.
A Midwestern community college consortium is working to train over 5,000 individuals in supporting electronic health records.
Commonwealth Care Alliance CEO Bob Master has a plan to change health-care delivery — and it doesn’t involve Medicaid managed care.
The head of the Governing Institute found a couple of surprises when he looked at population trends in a number of U.S. cities. Populations in big and small cities are bouncing back.
The 50 state legislatures have a lot of talent, but these 12 individuals are ones to watch.
The dramatic rise in the number of people who speak limited English has prompted very different responses from local governments.