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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.

States say the new rule change in Congress will cause uncertainty in how money is distributed for roads projects.
If Congressional appropriations go unspent, they can be a double-whammy for states and cities.
Vesting should not apply to future service.
Wall Street can't relieve budget-strapped public employers.
Plus: Recommended reading, short-term thinking and more management news
A provision of the federal financial reform law means added cost and workload for state governments.
A proposal by the president's fiscal commission could dramatically increase the cost of borrowing for cities.
Public managers need a game plan for 2011.
Plus: Giving oversight some teeth, looking at some pretty graphics, and more management news
Disasters aren't scheduled, and they can easily upend your new administration's agenda.