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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.

You know that giftcard you got for Christmas that's still sitting in your wallet?  And there's, like, $4.38 on it, and you don't want to ...
Looming elections in Chicago = speedy snow plows. Tribune Pittsburgh mayor launches major downtown housing push. Business Times Here's where all the automakers' plant closings are ...
FL Gov. Crist got set up on a date with a "hottest mom." Palm Beach Post   TN might scrap its 4-month-old Ethics ...
A drop in smoking is good for states, right? Healthier residents, lower strain on health care systems, etc. But there's at least one way it ...
San Francisco's taxi system is somewhat famously clunky. The city keeps tight control on the number of cabs through a strict medallion-issuing system. So cabs ...
MN might tax plastic surgery. Star-Tribune Librarians in an uproar over "scrotum." NYT Chicago's idea to lease out airports is catching on. Philly ...
posted by Zach Patton The Ohio General Assembly has taken a bold step into the late-20th century, and has now begun listing lawmakers' votes ...
I hesitate to post this on the 13th Floor because, honestly, I don't think it's really worth reporting.  I feel like this is akin ...
MD Gov. O'Malley's anti-death penalty op-ed. WaPo Crime, violence and traffic: Worth $91 million for Vegas? Review-Journal Cost of a pack of cigarettes in a CA ...
Classroom candy: Undoing AR Gov. Huckabee's health reforms. AR News Hennepin Co. says acronyms will be DOA. Minneapolis Star-Tribune The gov't is DEFINITELY spying on ...