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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.

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What the New President of Mayors, Mick Cornett, Wants From the Next President of America
The incoming leader of the U.S. Conference of Mayors talks about cities' relationship with the Obama administration and what he expects from the new one -- whether it's run by Clinton or Trump.
June 30, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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The Miami Method for Zoning: Consistency Over Chaos
After a population explosion and building binge led to haphazard and random growth, Miami became the nation's first big urban area to adopt a citywide code based on looks.
April 28, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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States Weigh Costs, Benefits of Undocumented Immigrant Parents
States are divided on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will help or hurt them when it rules on whether the country can go forward in bestowing some legal status to undocumented immigrant parents.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Policy
The ruling by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals could shape the fight over House Bill 2 in North Carolina.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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Miami is Ground Zero for Zika Virus in U.S.
With three new confirmed cases of the disease, Miami-Dade is the hardest-hit county in the nation's hardest-hit state.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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Washington Gov. Inslee Signs Strict Statewide Vaping Rules
The new regulations may be the strictest in the nation.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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Criminal Charges Today in Flint Water Crisis
The Michigan attorney general is set to announce felony and misdemeanor charges against as many as four people in state and local government connected to water contamination in Flint.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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Mixed Results in Special Elections to Replace Ousted NY Legislative Leaders
The special elections on Tuesday for the seats formerly held by Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the two state legislative leaders who were forced to depart Albany after being convicted on corruption charges last year, were supposed to be a test of how long a shadow corruption could cast on a race.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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Citing Losses, UnitedHealth Will Exit Most State Insurance Exchanges Next Year
The insurance provider, one of the nation's largest, will only operate in "a handful of states" for 2017.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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NY Primary: Voting Problems Prompt Possible Audit of New York City’s Elections Board
Citing concerns about potential voting irregularities during the most consequential presidential primary in years, the New York City comptroller said that his office would audit the city’s Board of Elections in part to determine if tens of thousands of Democratic voters were improperly removed from voter rolls.
April 20, 2016
 · Zach Patton
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