Woo-hoo! "Michigan not worst in taxes or spending." Detroit Free Press
Will Wal-Mart ruin this Hasidic Jewish town? NYT
Lost your monkey? Here's how to get her back. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Atlanta public hospital on the verge of collapse. AJC
Maricopa Co. pays off stadium debt 19 years early. Biz Journal of Phoenix
NY Assembly approves Segways, but not in NYC. NYDN politics blog
Still okay to feed an alligator in Louisiana. Daily Advertiser
Mayor/manager spat heads to a vote in Utah town. SL Tribune
Newark schools superintendent orders gay student's yearbook photo blacked out. NJ.com
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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
E-mail: zpatton@governing.com 
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