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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.

From the Washington Post's Off/beat blog, we learn that a town in Spain is going to fight sexism by replacing half of the males ...
Well, here's one I bet you haven't heard before. A Missouri House committee has issued a report linking present-day illegal immigration rates with liberal social ...
Gary Hart to mayors: Link the war and global warming. Salt Lake Tribune If you only resign for seven weeks, isn't that called a "...
CO legislators who want to be lobbyists are getting out while they can. Denver Post No more piggybacking! New parking meters cause a stir. Boston ...
You may already be too drunk to drive! USA Today London mayor wants $50 SUV charge. Streetsblog Is hunting by airplane ethical? Anchorage Daily News Is ...
!!Blatant Cross-Promotion Alert!! Governing recognizes several public officials each year, with an award we oh-so-creatively call Public Officials of the Year. In addition to writing ...
Now you, too, can smell like an Ohio town! AP Sex offender law snare hospice patient and a man with Alzheimer's. WaPo Suburban hospital boom ...
There's been renewed talk lately of something that's been a perennial topic of discussion on the 13th Floor for years: a vote in Congress for ...
Okay, that's an overstatement. But the Washington Post has an interesting story about the booming 'burbs and their effect on Christmas tree farms. Here's the ...
Software predicts who might kill. Philly Inquirer SEC goes light on San Diego. WSJ (subs. req'd) 90210 wants the subway to the sea. LA Times Cities ...