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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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Jewish leaders: God positively abhors foie gras. Can't stand the stuff. Chicago Sun-Times Is Buffalo's losing streak over? NYT Ex-Gov. Jim McGreevey's affair turns into &...
A couple days ago, the federal government and the New York State government announced they would occupy a large chunk (1 million sq ft out of ...
WA tries all-mail-in voting; turnout dips to lowest point in years. Olympian NYC is the safest big city -- again. NYDN A green community grows ...
Henry Cisneros' life as a homebuilder. WSJ (subs req'd) The best day of the year to be the governor of Alaska. Anchorage Daily News The ...
Picking a major in 8th grade?  In SC, t's the law. Greenville News Pay phones: Once a lifeline, now a fun street game. CNET ...
Seattle's monorail has had its fair share of problems: In 2004, a fire from a mechanical failure sent eight people to the hospital because of smoke ...
Attention, everyone who gets annoyed by politicians' calls to your house: Maybe you should consider a move to Indiana. The state's attorney general is suing ...
At NM's much ballyhooed spaceport, the inaugural launch ends in a crash. SPACE.com Private prison stocks soaring. WSJ (subs req'd) Dallas considers oil rigs ...
For the first time in Alaska state history, the outcome of a legislative race has been determined by a coin toss. Bryce Edgmon and incumbent ...