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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.

 

Now that Republicans control the U.S. House and state legislatures, more business-friendly food safety measures may be on the table.
A list of priorities and issues helps public officials remember what really matters in tough fiscal times.
Why are some state efficiency commissions helpful in streamlining government and others an expensive waste of time?
This photo gallery spotlights New York City's first and only water filtration plant, which will sit below a golf course in the Bronx.
With stormwater a major pollutant, cities are coming up with innovative "gray" and "green" ways to control its impact.
Forget the border wall. Leaders see economic development opportunities in opening and updating international bridges.
Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher Koller set out to transform an industry.
Rahm Emanuel, in response to a state appellate court ruling, claiming that he did not meet a residency requirement of having lived in Chicago for a year prior to the Feb. 22 election, therefore making him ineligible to run for mayor.
The amount that deadbeat parents owe in Oregon child support payments.
To entice more people to enjoy downtown restaurants and attractions, Charleston, S.C. is pursuing a year-long valet pilot program. Chapel Hill, N.C., currently operates a similar valet parking program.