Jefferson Policy Journal

01/12/2025

Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookThe State Corporation Commission (SCC) was able to approve Dominion Energy Virginia’s application for a needed natural gas generation facility because the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) includes a safety valve. If ene...

17/10/2025

The Most Watched AG Debate in History? Sadly, the debate occurred after over 600,000 Virginians had already cast their ballots and before over half of those early voters had heard of the news of the violent text messages sent by Del. Jones. https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/the-most-watched-ag-debate-in-history/

17/10/2025

Progressive Bills Youngkin Vetoed Will Kickstart Agenda if Spanberger Wins: https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/progressive-bills-youngkin-vetoed-will-kickstart-agenda-if-spanberger-wins/

07/10/2025

Directive by Governor Youngkin to the Board of Health on School Bathrooms is Right: School Bathrooms are a Serious and Growing Health Issue. Read More: https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/todays-directive-by-governor-youngkin-to-the-board-of-health-on-school-bathrooms-is-right-school-bathrooms-are-a-serious-and-growing-health-issue/

07/10/2025

Government Shutdown Upends Virginia Governor’s Race. Full Story Below.

Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookFor more than a half century, it has been the case that Virginia elects a Governor who is from the opposite party as the President elected the year before. With one exception. In 2013, the year after Barack Obama’s ...

26/09/2025

The Virginia Clean Economy Act is Causing Higher Electricity Prices, Not the Data Centers: https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/the-virginia-clean-economy-act-is-causing-higher-electricity-prices-not-the-data-centers/

22/08/2025

Poor Solar Energy Performance is More Evidence the Virginia Clean Energy Act is Failing. Read More: https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/poor-solar-energy-performance-is-more-evidence-the-vcea-is-failing/

09/04/2025

‘Green’ Energy Mandates, Profit Demands Drive Dominion Price Hikes, Not Data Centers. Full Story at Link Below. https://www.thomasjeffersoninst.org/green-energy-mandates-profit-demands-drive-dominion-price-hikes-not-data-centers/

26/03/2025

Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookWielding irony like a razor-sharp butcher’s knife, Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has proposed a series of amendments on bills intended to promote renewable energy that basically reverse the impact and do just the opposite....

21/03/2025

Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookLast night, as promised repeatedly during the campaign, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department o...

18/03/2025

Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookDespite a shortened 2025 General Assembly session due to a water plant failure in Richmond, Legislators still managed to introduce and debate almost 2,500 bills — an impressive workload by any measure.  In the end, howe...

18/03/2025

Share this Story on Facebook, X, Text, LinkedIn, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, or OutlookWriting in the blog Bacon’s Rebellion, Arlington parent and self-described “Obama Democrat” Todd Truitt has come out swinging against a Virginia budget amendment to spend $12 million extra “to improve student perfo...