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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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Weighing Public Pay Scales
Let's put "total compensation" to the test — and into the law — to debunk the myths on both sides.
April 06, 2011
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Overselling the Economic Crisis, Transcript Tribulations, and Furlough Follies
Plus: An update on government swag, and more management news
April 05, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Government Swag: Pros and Cons
Local leaders differ on whether government-branded freebies and trinkets are worth the money.
April 05, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Management by Fear: Part 1
First in a 3-part exposé on the harmful effects of the miracle drug called Accountability
April 04, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Shame on Us
We've made it so difficult to access certain government services that we've ended up spawning entirely unnecessary industries.
March 16, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Are U.S. States and Cities Prepared for a Disaster?
On quakes, tsunamis and radiation leaks, one expert says, "the U.S. is not nearly as well prepared as Japan was."
March 16, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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The 'Pension Ponzi' Rap
Many still use Ponzi-like accounting, but pension funds are not Ponzi schemes.
March 15, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Pension Reformers Shift Focus to Current Employees
New tiers for new hires don't move the dial enough on trillion-dollar deficits.
March 15, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Leading by Example, Repairing New Orleans' Government, And Race to the Top Reforms
Plus: Who to follow on Twitter, and more management news
March 15, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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Q&A with Miami's Ousted Mayor
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez was removed from office in a recall election this week. A few years ago, GOVERNING's Richard Greene and Katherine Barrett interviewed Alvarez on what it's like to be Miami's first strong mayor.
March 15, 2011
 · Zach Patton
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