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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.

Wasn't it already 2008?  All this presidential election coverage is confusing us.
Paper names "the illegal immigrant" as "Texan of the Year." Sparks fly. AP Katrina claims add up to quadrillions. Times-Picayune Another ...
Psst! Wanna buy a new $2,500 car? NYT GR8IDEA? South Dakota bill would dump vanity plates. AP The Onion's take on cities' drinking water problems. ...
The country of China isn't exactly known for being environmentally progressive.  (I know, who are we to talk?  But still.) So I was ...
Is wearing an ascot considered contempt of court?? AP No news here: New report ranks D.C. school system 51st in nation. WaPo CA's "...
Missouri town might ban swearing, drinking contests and table-dancing in bars. AP NYC's first public pay toilet makes a splash. NYT Virginia might mandate yellow ...
When I was a little kid, I had this children's book that, depending on how you look at it, either scarred me for life or ...
A guide to NYC's free public restrooms. NYT New ideas to stop car-deer crashes. CBS News Vegas monorail taps into cash reserves for 1st time. ...
Wanna pay for public transit with your cell phone? SF Biz Times New CO Rep. Douglas Bruce off to a rocky start, thanks to kicking ...
Is "displaying replicas of human genitalia on vehicles" really that much of a problem? AP Dems pick KS Gov. Sebelius to give State ...