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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.

For cities and states, a great slogan can be a terrific way to market yourself. (Just ask New York.) But you have to be careful; ...
Ray Bradbury wants to bu ild a monorail in Los Angeles. In New York, Mayor Mike Bloomberg is entertaining an idea for a huge gondola ...
The Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved a resolution yesterday opposing the deal to sell shipping operations at six major U.S.ports to a company ...
Earlier this month, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich appeared on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show", defending his position that the state can require pharmacists ...
posted by Zach Patton When you call your city government and get put on hold, you usually brace yourself for an onslaught of Olivia Newton ...
Remember those folks who live on Hooker Lane in Greenwich, Connecticut, who were petitioning the town last fall to change the name of their street? ...
What do a former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, a former county executive, a former city councilman and a former Steelers player have in common?  (Other ...
In a victory for anyone who gets annoyed seeing rotting jack-o-lanterns on Christmas Eve or wilting Easter bunnies at Memorial Day, Aurora, Il., has passed ...
Ahh, New Jersey. Good for an easy punchline or for stereotypes about bad hair, turnpikes, The Sopranos or gold jewelry. Not to mention a fun ...
Rule No. 1:  Know Where Your State Is Jeanine Pirro, the ex-Westchester County DA and ex-opponent to Sen. Hilllary Clinton (in a race where Pirro ...