The Detroit riots, 40 years later.
Washington Post
Cities are suing gangs -- and winning.
Chicago Sun-Times
Is Louisiana's budget a ticking time bomb?
Times Picayune
At public universities, certain degrees cost more.
NYT
How Phoenix got off track.
Economist
Utah's war on cheatgrass.
SL Tribune
A brief history of the parking meter.
WSJ (subs req'd)
Chinese company to recycle panda poo into souveniers.
AP
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Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism