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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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Not So Dynamite
posted by Zach Patton "Vote for Pedro." Ligers. Tina the Llama. Nunchuck skills. If these words don't make any sense to you, you ...
May 07, 2010
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If It Looks Like a Bar...
For every smoking ban that passes in a city or state, there seem to be some eyebrow-raising loopholes. Those exemptions can be questionable, and even ...
May 07, 2010
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Check Yourself
Memo to gubernatorial hopefuls: When filing to run for office, don't bounce the check.
May 07, 2010
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You Can't Spell NASCAR Without NASA
New Mexico's planned spac ep ort is already attracting some new people to the Land of Enchantment. The New York-based Rocket Racing League has announced ...
May 07, 2010
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To The Loser Go The Spoils?
Don't try to accuse newly-inaugurated Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine of patronage hiring. He announced (second item) last week that he was hiring Mary Kilgore -- ...
May 07, 2010
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Dance Dance Obesity Revolution!
posted by Zach Patton Students in West Virginia, which has one of the nation's worst obesity problems, are getting a whole new way to shed ...
May 07, 2010
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Llame
posted by Zach Patton Punxsutawney, Penn., has done a pretty good job of capitalizing on its most famous resident, Punxsutawney Phil. The town has positioned ...
May 07, 2010
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Bedfellows Make for Strange Politics
Two of the candidates in May's Republican primary for a West Virginia House of Delegates seat share more than just a love of tax reform. ...
May 07, 2010
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Mayur Rezines
The mayor of Hagerstown, Maryland, abruptly resigned this week with no explanation and after only nine months in office. Okay, fine. Resign if you need ...
May 07, 2010
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Blogging from Six Feet Under
Okay, this isn't a blog written from beyond the grave. But it's pretty close. The county coroner for Lake County, Illinois, has started a blog (!). ...
May 07, 2010
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