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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.

 

Legislators are trying to pass laws requiring immigration checks, but they're running into resistance from the people who would enforce them.
States have cut mental health funding by more than $2 billion. Things may get worse this year.
City motorists need to remember that streets aren't just for cars anymore.
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama was using the language of economic investment -- language mayors and governors use all the time.
States are in the stages of developing "environmental literacy plans," which could help student engagement and achievement.
Public libraries are now the place to stretch your mind and body.
Public safety workers and the Federal Communications Commission have feuded over the future of a section of broadcast spectrum known as "D Block."
At all levels, denigration of public service is a legacy of the recession.
Eco-friendly fleets aren't all stalled, but they've shifted to a lower gear.
When it comes to easing inept teachers out of the classroom, Toledo has been charting the way.