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Zach Patton

Executive Editor

Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism for his GOVERNING story on economic cutbacks in Colorado Springs. He has served as an editor since 2010, and as Executive Editor since 2012.

Portland, Oregon, has long been lauded as one of the nation's friendliest cities to bikers. Miles and miles of bike lanes, dedicated bicycle stations, even ...
Isn't 414 people, like, half the population of Rhode Island? Projo New Orleans airport back to 80% of pre-Katrina capacity. Airport Biz Panama Canal expansion might boost ...
DC's cabs come out of the Dark Ages. WaPo Houston debates zoning. Again. WSJ Dismantling Pittsburgh: Death of an airline hub. USA Today Are giant ...
Customer-service vigilante takes a hammer to Comcast. WaPo Chicago City Council's growing a spine. Sun Times University president, 54, takes down her Facebook profile. WaPo Got ...
Sea-Tac Airport vows to avoid "war" on Christmas this year. Seattle Times Does Philadelphia have the ugliest citizens in the country? Philly Daily ...
With delays, quart-size Ziplocs, sock-footed security lines, lost luggage and gold-plated ticket prices, air travel these days is no fun. But at Sioux City, Iowa's ...
Good politicians don't always make good neighbors. Just ask the residents of the tony Oak Hill neighborhood in Nashville, the location of the Tennessee governor's ...
KY gov. candidates can at least agree on Skywalker and Sean Connery. Herald Leader Uh...Happy Veterans Day, Delaware state Wilmington city employees! Wilmington News ...
Quick! What's America's fastest-growing high school sport? Any guesses? Lacrosse? Skateboarding? Nope. Apparently, it's bowling. Yep, bowling has taken the lead (from ice hockey) as ...
The nasty side of the Vegas wedding chapel industry. Review-Journal Richmond's Douglas Wilder: Strong mayor? Ask the judge. Post-Dispatch OR could get hydrogen fuel stations. ...