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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 Idaho Lottery tickets bought by Utahns. Utah outlaws gambling.
Jada Lee of Lancaster, Texas, telling the Dallas Morning News how her family hasn't been able to see the damage to their home after tornadoes hit the area earlier this week.
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The number of delegates GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney currently has after sweeping primaries in Maryland, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Over a thousand delegates are needed in order to win the nomination.
State Attorney General Jon Bruning, who said it was “creepy” that State Treasurer Don Stenberg was trying to follow his daughter on Twitter. Both men are running against each other in the Republican primary for retiring U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson's seat.
Jeffrey Toobin, speaking to Talking Points Memo about his predictions regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Toobin mentions that Chief Justice John Roberts is a "really, really good writer" and that whatever side he's on, he'll write a persuasive argument.
Use of “poticrete” helped Bellingham, Wash., earn a green credential for sustainable walkways.
Sharing information across all levels of government, regardless of how far they are in cybersecurity efforts, could help all IT officials in protecting their networks.
From Washington, D.C., to California, read about the five biggest projects in the country right now -- and the five biggest ones in jeopardy.
Though the number of homeless has increased since numerous pledges were made in the early 2000s to end it, some progress has been made on the nation's understanding of the phenomenon.
Children in state protective service programs face any number of challenges, not the least of which is getting good health care.