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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.

You just had to have 400-count sheets and an extra pillow, didn't you? Hotel customers are apparently looking for nicer amenities these days, and hotel ...
Denver, CO, residents could soon be allowed to smoke marijuana legally, if voters approve a ballot measure in November. The City Council there this week ...
Most city council members don't ask for too much: a hand in city planning, maybe a role in deciding which direction a city's heading. But ...
These days, lots of people are noticing that there's, well, less to notice about Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Since June 2003, the Guv has lost more ...
Serving jury duty has always been a "banausic, Tartarean nisus in reconditeness." Now, in California, it may just plain "suck." The ...
CBGB, the legendary punk-rock venue in New York City, could face eviction as early as tomorrow. The 32-year-old music landmark is in danger of losing ...
It's impossible to read a paper or watch a news broadcast right now without hearing about soaring prices at the nation's gas pumps. Prices that ...
It's a sad day for the American gubernatorial populace, the country of Austria, and iron-pumping aficionados worldwide: The Arnold Schwarzenegger museum is no more. Officials ...
The California Senate last week approved legislation that would legalize marriage between two consenting adults, regardless of gender. In passing the measure, the Senate became ...
It's rare that a state fair can be described as freakin ' sweet. But the Utah State Fair, which kicks off today, tapped a popular ...