One urban planner's search for soundbites: "If it looks like the Louvre, you must approve." Planetizen
Are state fairs in trouble? You bet your trophy sheep they are. NYT
Shockingly, the homeless don't like Atlanta's one-year-old anti-panhandling law. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At Maine's only racetrack casino ("racino," as the kids say), it's mo' money, mo' probems. Portland Press Herald editorial
State legislators: "College textbooks shouldn't cost so darn much!" USA Today
Governing columnist Otis White is all the buzz in St. Louis. St. Louis Riverfront Times
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 
Written and compiled by staff writers and editors, GOVERNING View is an on-the-ground, and sometimes behind-the-scenes, look at the topics we're covering in print and online. From notes on what's up in statehouses, county courthouses and city halls, to encounters with people, places and things, GOVERNING View is a window into the side of state and local government you don't always see.
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