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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.

SLC mayor will protest Bush's visit to city. Salt Lake Tribune   Another day, another "electronic voting machines aren't very accurate" study. Columbus ...
One urban planner's search for soundbites: "If it looks like the Louvre, you must approve." Planetizen Are state fairs in trouble? You bet ...
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is going to have to start reserving stars for some state governors. (No, not that one.  Or that one.) ...
Chicago Mayor Daley slams visiting officials from Sante Fe and San Francisco: "You manage your city." Chicago Tribune Wyoming has a drinking problem. ...
Portrait of a party-switcher. Houston Chronicle Why California redistricting is a "con job." Sacramento Bee MA Gov Romney: Polygamist skeletons in the closet. ...
posted by Zach Patton The chance to win a million bucks? Public embarrassment if you don't make the grade? What is this, a game show? ...
To you, a mattress may be just a comfy place to pass out at the end of the day. But to city council members in ...
Pensions: The state sweetens, the city pays. NYT MA Lt. Gov. candidate is touring the state by kayak. Boston Globe blog New NY law will ...
For Chicagoans, the days of dining on fatty duck and goose livers are drawing to a close. The city council ban on selling foie gras ...
New AZ law speeds up school construction to keep place with population boom. Arizona Daily Star Here's IN Gov. Mitch Daniels singing a Hank Williams ...