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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.

Pittsburgh transit station has museum-worthy Sol LeWitt mural. Tribune-Review Maple syrup producers worry its rising prices will sap demand. Boston Globe Got a Heads Up ...
Supreme Court to hear Ten Commandments vs. 'Seven Aphorisms.' LA Times Two-time forest fire victims rebuilding house underground. San Diego Union Tribune LA city ...
New York City has a lot of nicknames, but no official one. But one elected official is trying to change that. Queens Councilman Hiram Monserrate ...
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A convicted killer serving time "for one of the most heinous murders in Nebraska history" is working in the state governor's mansion, "...
Telemarketers lose access to TX crash victims' phone numbers. Dallas Morning News Cricket comes to NYC schools. NYT Fossilized poop shows evidence of earliest Americans. ...
When Skybus Airlines, the nation's first ultra-low-cost carrier, announced this week that it was filing for bankruptcy and immediately terminating its service, some surprised passengers were left stranded without notice.
DC Mayor Fenty using city ads to hawk his family's business? DCist CA bill would tax iTunes to ease budget shortfall. San Jose Mercury News ...
Louisiana senate nixes state cocktail. NYT Blind people, take heart! Congress takes up bill on silent hybrid cars. Examiner NV Gov. forced to surrender his ...
ID's are totally required to board a plane. Except when they're not. Kansas City Star Wash, DC, metro pulls ads with Pope bobblehead doll. WaPo ...