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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.

The town of Clark, TX, was wiped off the map earlier this week. Don't worry--the town didn't get washed away in a flood or flattened ...
The lights are low. You smile across the table at your date. This is going well, you think. You take a sip of your drink ...
If you just can't wait for the next episode of your favorite TV show, the Louisville, Ky., Metro Police Department may be able to help ...
San Diego's fall from grace has been well documented on the 13th Floor and in a November Governing story. So the news today that San ...
New Mexico state officials are going to announce next week a deal that could have tourists zooming into space in just a couple years, according ...
Have you ever seen a more uncomfortable photo than this one? "Hey, remember when I overthrew your administration?  Good times."
Remember that spaceport in New Mexico? It won't come cheap. Governor Bill Richardson has proposed [ABQ Journal, subs. required] spending $100 million in state dollars to ...
If you get thrown in the drunk tank in the Jackson County, Iowa, jail, relax! You're not hallucinating---the room really is pink.  And the ...
Stories on patronage hiring at Chicago's City Hall, payola in city contracting decisions, and corruption in the city's Hired Truck program have made news headlines ...
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be severing some ties with his hometown of Graz, Austria. Officials in Graz have been threatening to rename Arnold ...