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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.

Excited about that federal stimulus package putting $600 in your pocket? State governments aren't so thrilled. Turns out the package includes a couple of nasty surprises ...
MA Gov. Deval Patrick loves his newly shaven head. AP Does that voice on the airport PA system sound familiar? USA Today Copper thieves' new ...
Not sure this is new, but I just heard about it. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has compiled all of its coverage from last summer's 35W bridge ...
In honor of Valentine's Day, public health officials have redesigned the New York City-brand condom, and they're promoting the prophylactic's new look with an ad ...
Sure, the City of Steel is romantic (almost as romantic as Paris!), but did you know it's also equipped to ward off the living dead? ...
Remember Richard Foster, that Alaska legislator who couldn't receive a kidney donation because it violated the state's new get-tough ethics law? Well, he's gonna get ...
It's still OK to say "gay" in TN schools. Knoxville News The $14 million personalized license plate. NYT Wheels blog Balloons: The secret to ...
Is it buzzworthy anymore if a state legislator comes out of the closet? Connecticut Rep. Jason Bartlett has announced that he's gay, but the Hartford ...
Remember Jason West, the young mayor of New Paltz, NY, who made waves in 2004 for performing same-sex marriages (which later were determined to be illegal)? ...
GA moves forward in border dispute with TN over water rights. AJC States compete for $30 mil in passenger railroad upgrades. Chicago Trib Grand Slam for ...