Author Archives: matt ohern

How to Fund I-81 Improvements: Six Principles to Consider

Posted on April 3, 2019 by matt ohern

Just prior to yesterday’s Veto Session, Governor Ralph Northam was pitching another plan to raise money for improvements to the Interstate 81 corridor: (1) Increase the statewide diesel tax to pay for transportation projects across the state, and (2) impose … Continue reading →

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Cristo Rey Offers New High School Choice for Richmond Students In Need

Posted on April 3, 2019 by matt ohern

(Editor’s Note:  The Cristo Rey school set to open in September will provide a new opportunities for at risk students … not only in education but in preparation for life.  Not only is the school partnering with a large number … Continue reading →

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Want to Stop the Insanity? Focus on Education

Posted on April 3, 2019 by matt ohern

How many shake their heads every time they listen to the news? If you are like me, you wonder what in the world is going on in our society today. It seems everything has become so politically partisan. When it … Continue reading →

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The State of Taxaginia: Taxes Times Four

Posted on March 21, 2019 by matt ohern

Wealth taxes are all the rage now in national discussions, with Democrats usually getting battered for proposing one. But as final versions of the income tax bill moved around the 2019 General Assembly, Democrats slipped in a provision to cap … Continue reading →

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Answering Populist Critiques of Tolling and P3s

Posted on March 21, 2019 by matt ohern

(Editor’s Note: As Virginia increasingly turns to toll lanes to improve major transportation arteries, pushback has come from both the political right and left. Virginia is not alone in this, and here Mr. Feigenbaum reviews those critiques … and answers … Continue reading →

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