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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.

Houston switches plans from light rail to bus rapid-transit. KPRC Local 2 Mayors unveil carbon footprint calculator. NYT New Anchorage logo replaces blog. Daily News Planning ...
Hey there, U.S. metropolitan area! Are you tired of chasing after the same tired old biotechnology firms, day in and day out? Well, wake ...
From "I Do" to "He Does." Proxy marriages booming in MT. Bismarck Trib Going solar in the rainy Northwest. The Olympian ...
GA DOT proposal: No new freeway lanes in Atlanta -- EVER. AJC Did you bike to work today? Atlanta city workers protest proposed budget. AJC ...
Lower gas tax revenues mean more potholes and tolls. AP "Czar": What's in a name? NYT 867-5309: What's in a number? AP Hey, ...
I was in Lexington, Ky., this past weekend -- a town I've written about before for becoming more bike-friendly -- and I noticed all these ...
Mayors' climate change pact hits 500-city mark. Sierra Club blog Bill Fulton's retailing adventures in Las Vegas. Bill Fulton's blog San Jose's clean-tech economic strategy. ...
From the Big House to a luxe hotel: Buddy Cianci's new start. NYT AK lawmakers: 90-day session is not enough! ADN SF's Human Svcs. Dept. ...
Public service announcements don't always make the most interesting television. But NJ Gov. Jon Corzine -- who, of course, survived a horrific traffic accident last ...
IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a bill into law yesterday that eliminates dozens of jobs in his state. It's the latest -- and probably the ...