MT House Maj. Ldr. to Gov: "Go to hell" -- and more. Billings Gazette + video
Breaking the jinx of Chicago's Lot 37. NYT
Turns out, jail food doesn't taste so good. Wichita Eagle
Ex-MD gov. still raising campaign funds. Baltimore Sun
NYC hasn't beat up on Bloomberg's congestion charge -- so far. Streetsblog
TX is owed $350 million for driver violations. Dallas Morning News
It's a world of laughter, a world of rifts over affordable housing. LA Times
Cockfighting a grand tradition, say owners of raided LA club. Times-Pic
HI gets a state plant...at some point in the future. Pac Biz News
FL legislature: No to bullying ban, yes to ban on visible underwear. Tallahassee Democrat
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Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach has written about a range of topics, including social policy issues and urban planning and design. Originally from Tennessee, he joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
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