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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.

 

Cities are struggling to increase residential density without destroying single-family neighborhoods. That means the return of the backyard cottage.
Nonprofits deliver crucial health and human services to the most vulnerable populations, but state budget constraints are endangering their operations.
State and local leaders have taken to saying, ‘We’re broke.’ The true story is a lot more complicated.
Is it time to retire Jane Jacobs’s vision of the city? In two book reviews, John Buntin explores recent releases that challenge traditional urban theory in the 21st century.
Such partisan domination can cause concern for the future of the minority party.
An overbuilt fiber optic infrastructure and history of strong public-private partnerships made KCK a prime location for Google Fiber.
Credit union officials in Rhode Island are having discussions on a potential PLS pilot, while a few states are considering legislation allowing for such programs.
Washington state’s Department of Transportation’s Return to Work Unit focuses on completing claims and getting the employee healed and back to work.
Many newly-elected governors have revamped their web strategies in order to open dialogue between government officials and constituents.
Design Director David Kidd followed Staff Writer John Buntin as they experienced life as a volunteer in Redlands, Calif., a place where volunteers take on jobs the city can't afford.