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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.

But voters still support capital punishment laws.
The president says the ban, which also includes parts of the Atlantic, cannot easily be lifted by a successor.
The lethal injection drug remains involved in other legal battles around the country.
Tax cuts and declining oil revenues are to blame.
The decision could affect thousands of low-income women in the state.
The change is designed to reflect the reality of lower recent returns. But it means billions more in contributions from taxpayers and state employees.
It was a lesser-noticed but important downballot trend from election night.
The GOP picked up four seats.
Democrats managed to flip the Vermont LG seat blue -- even as the state governorship flipped red.
Most races for states' attorneys general maintained the status quo, but one seat switched to Republican control.