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David Kidd

Photojournalist / Storyteller

David Kidd is a photojournalist and storyteller for Governing. He was the art director and staff photographer at Teacher magazine and the American Journalism Review before joining Governing in 2008. He can be reached at dkidd@governing.com

A sculpture of George Washington inside the Virginia state Capitol building.
State and Local Politics and Policy
Seldom-Seen Snapshots of American History
Photojournalist David Kidd has traveled to nearly every state in the union while on assignment. His keen interest in American history has led to some interesting and unique discoveries about the nation’s past.
July 28, 2021
 · David Kidd
Greens on a tray inside a vertical robot farm.
Trends
Robots Take Vertical Farming to New Heights
Braddock, Pa., is where Andrew Carnegie first mass-produced steel. The city, now one-tenth its former size, is home to a new kind of industry: robotic farms that grow greens inside buildings.
June 28, 2021
 · David Kidd
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State and Local Politics and Policy
Steel Magnate Andrew Carnegie’s First Library Lives On
The Braddock Carnegie Library opened in 1889, equipped with a swimming pool, billiards room, theater and bowling alley. Nearly demolished in the 1970s, the library is undergoing a massive renovation, thanks to local help.
June 9, 2021
 · David Kidd
2104_Brookville 511a.jpg Two streetcars under construction.
State and Local Politics and Policy
Streetcar Manufacturing Grows in a Small Pennsylvania Town
Cities want modern light rail trains and vintage-style streetcars. Most are built by foreign firms. Few know they also are manufactured by an American company with deep roots in Rust-Belt western Pennsylvania.
May 12, 2021
 · David Kidd
A woman wearing a face mask standing on the sidewalk outside a small business.
State and Local Politics and Policy
Can Government Revitalize Small Business and Restaurants?
The American Recovery Plan differs from past stimulus efforts with more targeted funding for women and minority-owned businesses. Whatever the outcome, small employers are likely to be more dependent on technology.
April 28, 2021
 · David Kidd
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State and Local Politics and Policy
A Young Autistic Pennsylvania Lawmaker Overcomes the Odds
Jessica Benham has faced disadvantages that would keep most people out of politics. She hasn’t let that stop her from getting elected to the state Legislature.
April 21, 2021
 · David Kidd
City bus on street in San Francisco.
State and Local Politics and Policy
Public Transit Gets Fiscal Shot from the American Rescue Plan
Even with $30.5 billion to help it dig out of a huge financial hole, public transit's future remains unsettled as commuters and workers change their work patterns. Will ridership return to normal?
April 06, 2021
 · David Kidd
Passengers standing on busy train platform in Newark, New Jersey.
Housing and Urban Issues
The Other ‘Penn Station’ Readies for Its Makeover
New Jersey is spending $190 million to revitalize Newark’s historic art deco Penn Station. One of the busiest transit hubs in the country will be restored after nearly 90 years of service.
March 08, 2021
 · David Kidd
Woman turbine technician climbing a ladder during a training session.
State and Local Politics and Policy
Virginia’s Giant Wind Farm Will Need Lots of Technicians
With an offshore wind turbine complex under construction, the state has set up a unique training school for future technicians, who are learning their trade in an old mill town in need of revitalization.
February 22, 2021
 · David Kidd
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Housing and Urban Issues
California’s Unplanned City in the Sonoran Desert
Slab City, a do-it-yourself, free-wheeling community, has been functioning to some degree for decades. Without any infrastructure or civic institutions, such as police or fire services, it exists by defying normalcy.
February 17, 2021
 · David Kidd
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