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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.

State-level ceilings make the most sense.
Plus: Police Unions in Wisconsin, And More Management News
Despite public pension lobbyists' claims to the contrary, here's the true cost of pension plans to taxpayers.
How federalism is being redefined, and how states got to this point.
What are the forces behind the contentious current fight to redefine federalism?
Plus: Watching California's Jerry Brown, and more management news
What this year's most popular commercials can teach us about government management.
At GOVERNING's annual Outlook conference, states' looming 2012 budget crisis took center stage, but Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered advice for making smart fiscal decisions.
Plus: Good News for Counties, And More Management News
The real monster is OPEB, not pensions