Speech snub? Seattle mayor delivers "State of the City" to Rotary Club, not city council.
Seattle Times
Applications for U.S. citizenship surging.
NYT
Shaq for sheriff?
Sun-Sentinel
Ethanol's unintended casualty: beer prices.
Denver Post
Alabama
gets rain during "Days of Prayer for Rain."
AL.com
Three senior forecasters call for firing of Nat'l Hurricane Ctr director.
Sun-Sentinel
OH GOP upset with state AG's use of office funds for fireworks display.
Plain-Dealer blog
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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
