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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.

I've been to Underground Atlanta, the "premier retail entertainment center" that occupies six subterranean blocks of downtown Atlanta, twice in my life. The ...
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From SFist comes this interesting tidbit about the commenting habits of San Franciso Mayor Gavin Newsom's communications director, Peter Ragone. Apparently, SFist found some indications ...
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Texas Observer remembers Molly Ivins. Observer In an OR city, the cops are riding school buses to spot traffic violations. AP Nailing metal thieves in ...
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Here are a couple videos that might interest you. First, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Lite Brite guerilla marketing campaign that shut ...
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