Author Archives: matt ohern

Indiana Could Chart a Path for Medicaid Reform

Posted on June 19, 2014 by matt ohern

Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels created the Healthy Indiana Plan in 2008 as a way to expand sensible health coverage to uninsured Hoosiers. The program is a model of how to expand coverage but in a fiscally responsible way that … Continue reading →

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Will Virginia Embrace the Coming Transportation Revolution or Thwart It?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by matt ohern

Has Virginia has given up any pretext of being a market- or innovation-friendly state? The Department of Motor Vehicles has issued cease-and-desist orders to the Uber and Lyft ride-sharing service and slapped the companies with a total of $35,000 in … Continue reading →

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Fresh Thinking on Urban Transit

Posted on June 19, 2014 by matt ohern

During the last few weeks three refreshing perspectives on urban transit have crossed my screen, which I’m pleased to summarize and encourage you to read in full. In the first piece, Henry Grabar recounts how transit consultant Jarrett Walker is … Continue reading →

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No Joke: USDA Seeks Submachine Guns

Posted on June 19, 2014 by matt ohern

The headline is hard to believe. The request in the Federal Register on May 7, is not. The solicitation is from the Inspector General’s office and was published at 2:03 p.m. in FedBizOpps.gov. Does the U.S. Department of Agriculture need … Continue reading →

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As the Highway Trust Fund Runs Low, States Come to the Rescue – Part II

Posted on June 19, 2014 by matt ohern

(Part I of this article was run in the Jefferson Policy Journal on May 8, 2014) Fortunately states and local governments are assuming a larger role in funding transportation, thus lessening the pressure to increase the level of federal assistance. Having concluded that they no … Continue reading →

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