Author Archives: matt ohern

Plant Seeds Go to Court

Posted on March 30, 2016 by matt ohern

Planting 2016 has begun.  A lawsuit brought on January 6, 2016, in a U. S. district court in California has the potential of impacting seeds you plant. The Center for Food Safety, American Bird Conservancy, Pesticide Action Network plus 5 farmers, are suing EPA … Continue reading →

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Myths and Causes of Income Inequality

Posted on March 30, 2016 by matt ohern

New York Times economics analyst Eduardo Porter recently penned two columns about income inequality in which he claimed that the “job market is not working to distribute wealth” and “has lost much of its power to deliver income gains to working families” over … Continue reading →

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Time to Move Online Education Forward

Posted on March 16, 2016 by matt ohern

Governor Terry McAuliffe earned high praise last year for allowing 21st century enterprises like Lyft and Uber to operate legally in Virginia. He now has a similar opportunity in education. The General Assembly has approved legislation sponsored by Delegate “Dickie” … Continue reading →

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Assembly Punts on Airbnb

Posted on March 16, 2016 by matt ohern

Virginia could have been one of the first states in the nation to legalize the short-term rental industry, but after taking a good hard look at HB 812, the so-called Airbnb bill, the General Assembly decided to punt. The legislature … Continue reading →

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What's Happening to Transit Bus Ridership?

Posted on March 16, 2016 by matt ohern

Daniel Kay Hertz of the University of Chicago had a thought-provoking piece about declining transit bus ridership on NewGeorgraphy.com January 5th (picked up from CityObservatory). Hertz noted that since the Great Recession there has been a decline in both transit … Continue reading →

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