Zach Patton is a GOVERNING senior editor. He writes about a range of topics, including education, social policy issues, and urban planning and design. Patton is also the editor of GOVERNING's Management e-newsletter.
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com
In Hawaii's Senate, the ladies are in charge. Honolulu Advertiser
SF bans booze ads from bus shelters. Chocolate-chip cookie odors still OK. Chronicle
Will Wall Street make a FEMA-backed loan? Times-Picayune
New Beantown fare boxes can't cut the Boston winter. Globe
N.O. still a hit with celebs. Times-Picayune
Mississippi voters claim racial disenfranchisement. They're white. Memphis Commercial-Appeal
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Zach Patton is a GOVERNING senior editor. He writes about a range of topics, including education, social policy issues, and urban planning and design. Patton is also the editor of GOVERNING's Management e-newsletter.
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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