David Kidd
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The Biggest Issues to Watch in 2023
State coffers are overflowing, but inflation could put a pinch on spending plans and tax cuts. The labor market remains tight just when the demand for more teachers is skyrocketing. And then there are the ongoing culture wars. Welcome to 2023. → Read More
A Day in the Life of a Local Campaign
As election day approaches, a Maryland candidate for office uses every minute to secure every vote. → Read More
Getting to Work on the Water
Baltimore’s free ferry system gets commuters and others where they need to go. → Read More
The Fine Art of Statehouse Ceilings
To appreciate the craftsmanship in historic capitols, look up. → Read More
Maryland Town Turns Flood Zone into a Tourist Attraction
Citizen volunteers rescue a stormwater project gone awry in the historic town of Frederick. → Read More
The Death of the Pay Phone
Once numbering over 2 million in the U.S., an estimated 100,000 remain. But they are getting hard to find. Especially ones that work. → Read More
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. → Read More
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? → Read More
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. → Read More
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. → Read More
Say Goodbye to the World’s Greatest Indoor Miniature Village
Roadside America has been open since 1953, delighting visitors with its model of a Pennsylvania town frozen in time and full of little cars and trains. But the popular roadside attraction couldn’t survive the pandemic. → Read More
Fred Risser, America’s Longest-Serving Legislator, Retires
The Wisconsin state senator has set a record of service that is unlikely to be broken. The 93-year-old lawmaker started his career when Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House and Alaska and Hawaii were still territories. → Read More
New York City and Snow: Images from a Winter Storm
Thanks to a major storm in mid-December, New York City has already seen more snowfall than in all of last year. Governing was on the ground as a similar storm descended a few years earlier. → Read More
In Houston, Crime Victims Finally Get Some Attention
A victim’s rights organization advocates on behalf of the only unwilling participants in a criminal justice system that overflows with unsolved and cold cases. → Read More
COVID Can’t Stop a 277-Year-Old Town Hall Tradition
Pelham, Mass., has been making democracy work continuously in the same building for nearly three centuries. On a cool day in October, town citizens were determined not to let the pandemic break that record. → Read More
How to Run a Mayoral Campaign in the Era of COVID
Grassroots political campaigns, with their personal touch, are deeply rooted in American politics. But not anymore. A day with a Hagerstown, Md., mayoral candidate shows how it has changed. → Read More
Have Protests Hurt the Re-Election Chances of Two Mayors?
Portland, Ore., and Richmond, Va., have been rocked by racial justice violence for much of the summer. Both Mayors Ted Wheeler and Levar Stoney face heavy competition as they try to hold on to top office. → Read More
West Virginia Goes Back to the Future With Transit Technology
The state has been chosen as the next testbed site for the latest in hyperloop transportation. More than 40 years ago, the state became home for the country’s only fully operational personal transit system. → Read More
A Growing Concern: Stress and Suicide on the Family Farm
Farmers are taking their own lives in greater numbers as they cope with falling commodity prices, bad weather and isolation. To help, a small, dedicated group of health-care workers dole out hope and support. → Read More
On the Front Lines with the Sioux Falls Public Health Director
It’s the biggest city in South Dakota and when COVID-19 hit a local meat packing plant, Jill Franken had her hands full with a major public health crisis and the stress that goes with it. → Read More