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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.

 

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gringrich, speaking to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce outside Atlanta. Georgia, Gingrich's home state, is one of the states holding its primary on Super Tuesday, March 6.
Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull, in an email he sent from his courtroom to six people that addressed President Barack Obama's race. According to the Great Falls Tribune, Cebull admitted that the email included racially charged content.
EF4
The strength of the tornado that touched down in Harrisburg, Ill. An EF4 rating is the second strongest rating a tornado can get based on damage. The tornado, killing six, had winds up to 170 mph according to scientists.
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The number of delegates at stake in the Michigan and Arizona Republican primaries Feb. 28.
John Sours from the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Protection, commenting on a fake Craigslist ad for jobs at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
More cities are making private deals to save their finances. The results aren’t always good. Plus, a null of financially-distressed localities.
How student test scores are used to evaluate teachers is at the heart of the unresolved issues causing Chicago’s first strike in 25 years.
A new statewide pilot program will allow judges the option of providing jurors an opportunity to contact mental health professionals after experiencing graphic evidence during a trial.
After Hurricane Katrina, Latinos moved into the city in record numbers and have transformed the disaster-struck town.
Reduced revenue and federal funding, combined with unsustainable employee costs, are making it difficult for the Oregon city to stay on top.