Adam Kovacevich

2 months ago | fredericknewspost.com | Adam Kovacevich

The hotel industry won big when New York City effectively banned short-term home rentals in 2023. By last September, the average hotel room rate soared to a record-breaking $417 per night, pushing the cost of a weeklong stay to $2,919. That’s 67 percent more than what the average American pays in rent. kAmpE E92E AC:46[ J@F’5 6IA64E E96 C@@> E@ 4@>6 H:E9 2 365E:>6 DE@CJ A6C7@C>65 3J E96 42DE @7 “w2>:=E@?]”k^AmkAm%96 9@E6= :?5FDECJ DA6?E J62CD =@33J:?8 7@C }6H *@C<’D p:C3?3 32?] x?

2 months ago | dcjournal.com | Adam Kovacevich

The hotel industry won big when New York City effectively banned short-term home rentals in 2023. By last September, the average hotel room rate soared to a record-breaking $417 per night, pushing the cost of a weeklong stay to $2,919. That’s 67 percent more than what the average American pays in rent. At that price, you’d expect the room to come with a bedtime story performed by the cast of “Hamilton.”The hotel industry spent years lobbying for New York’s Airbnb ban.

2 months ago | cardinalnews.org | Adam Kovacevich

Virginia is home to the highest concentration of tech talent and the third-largest tech workforce in the country. 330,000 Virginians depend on the Commonwealth’s dynamic tech sector — valued at $21 billion — for their livelihood. Many families in Virginia were just hit hard by federal layoffs, so it’s more important than ever that state lawmakers protect the high-quality jobs that the tech industry provides.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Adam Kovacevich

"If the Joint Planning & Zoning Committee’s current proposal was enacted, homeowners would be required to install security cameras and allow city inspections, even with less than 24 hours’ notice."Birmingham isn’t the first city to crack down on short-term home rentals, despite the economic consequences for local small businesses. But Birmingham’s proposal stands apart because it raises serious privacy concerns for hosts, guests and neighbors.

Jan 27, 2025 | cepa.org | Francis Harris |Fiona Alexander |Adam Kovacevich

2025 will be a year of dramatic political change in Central Europe. Poland will elect a new president and the pro-European Civic Platform has a chance to control both the presidency and the Sejm; parliamentary elections in Germany in February may produce a grand (but unhappy) coalition of Christian and Social Democrats; Austria may well appoint a prime minister from the extremist FPÖ; and the pro-Kremlin Slovak government may be forced into early parliamentary elections.