It didn't work in Virginia, but Dallas is thinking about banning baggy pants. Dallas Morning News
MI voters not sold on the push to end affirmative action. Detroit Free Press
Former CA Insurance Commissioner is now a sheriff's deputy. Sacramento Bee
Las Vegas mayor wants a museum dedicated to the history of the mob. Chicago Tribune
Are street trees the answer to global warming? Washington Post
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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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