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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.

A state supreme court judge said the proposed ban on large sugary drinks was "arbitrary and capricious."
Why don't more governors seek federal office?
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye died Monday of respiratory complications. He was one of the most influential politicians in the country and the longest serving current senator.
Residents of the territory voted affirmatively to become the 51st U.S. state, but the island's political future remains unclear.
Management lessons from the teachers' strike.
Plus: The unpredictable costs of trauma care, and more management news
But black belts, "Lean" t-shirts and TQM posters are forever. Well, not really.
Plus: When cuts come to cops, and more management news
Plus: The return of the Manager's Reading List, and more management news
The Games may be over, but public workers must still find the drive to go for the gold.