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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.

 

The percentage of Italian-Americans now making up New York City's Little Italy population, according to a census survey released in December.
Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel, thanking supporters after he won the mayoral race with enough of the vote to avoid a runoff.
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The number of bills, resolutions and other legislative matters that Rhode Island legislators introduced, as of last Friday.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, responding to Assembly Majority Leader Joe Cryan (D., Union). Cryan reprimanded the governor in light of Christie vetoing 14 tax-break bills sent to him. Cryan had called the vetos "disgusting."
The amount that Wisconsin Senate Democrats have raised since their 14 state senators went missing Feb 17. More than 11,000 donors from around the country have given to the State Senate Democratic Committee via ActBlue.com.
The amount of the Texas population now made up of Latinos, up from 32 percent in 2000, according new data from the 2010 Census.
The amount of additional money that northeast Ohio is expected to receive in annual tax revenue once the state's four voter-approved casinos are fully operational, probably late in 2013.
Tampa, Fla., mayoral candidate Bob Buckhorn, criticizing Florida Gov. Rick Scott's decision to turn away $2.4 billion for high-speed rail.
Former Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh’s retirement kicked off a number of GOP pickups and a longing for a new Democratic figurehead.
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, telling the New York Times how he contrasts with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.