Category Archives: Top Story

Public Private Partnerships in Transportation Work

Posted on October 28, 2015 by matt ohern

Virginia’s landmark 20-year old transportation public-private partnership (P3) law has been a boon to the state. It has helped bring in additional financing sources and shift risk from the public sector to the private sector. Across the country, the state … Continue reading →

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Time for Reform in Juvenile Justice

Posted on October 14, 2015 by matt ohern

If the evidence showed that taking a particular medication actually made the disease worse, would you keep on taking it? Of course not. But a recent paper, Juvenile Justice Reform, co-issued by Justice Fellowship, Right On Crime, and the Thomas … Continue reading →

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Charter School Constitutional Amendment: Giving Opportunities to Students

Posted on September 30, 2015 by matt ohern

Imagine that award-winning teachers proposed a high school for under-performing students adding 23 days to the school calendar, and extending the daily schedule by more than an hour each day. Imagine further that this school allows students to take an … Continue reading →

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Virginia: Open for Business With Iran?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by matt ohern

The Iran nuclear deal will soon become reality even though a bi-partisan majority in Congress opposes it as does a vast majority of the American people. Significant arms agreements, especially between adversaries on the world stage, have always been by … Continue reading →

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Spending Transportation Money Wisely

Posted on September 2, 2015 by matt ohern

A good idea for better public policy can, at times, take years to become reality. But when it happens it proves that old saying, “Every journey starts with the first step.” Transportation spending is a good case and point. In … Continue reading →

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