Progressive Bills Youngkin Vetoed Will Kickstart Agenda if Spanberger Wins
Predicting how Democrats will transform Virginia should they gain full control of state government in November’s election is easy. Just look through the list of 400 plus bills vetoed by Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin, most of them from 2024 and 2025. The progressive bills which reached Youngkin’s desk with unanimous or near unanimous Democratic votes and then died will […]
Clear Losers in Last Night’s Gubernatorial Debate and a Summary of Key Positions Taken
Last night’s first and final Virginia gubernatorial debate between Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger had one clear loser — the approximately 446,000 Commonwealth voters who had already cast their early ballots. For a state that has such a storied civic heritage, relying on a single, late-stage debate fails the test of responsible governance. The increase […]
Voters Should Judge Candidate Character
The measure of your character is what you do and say when you think no one is looking or listening. But what does it say about you when you declare horrible intentions even when people are listening? The latest spin from his fellow Virginia Democratic candidates wants us to believe the text-messaged fantasies of Attorney General candidate Jay Jones to […]
Today’s Directive by Governor Youngkin to the Board of Health on School Bathrooms is Right: School Bathrooms are a Serious and Growing Health Issue
The debate over school bathrooms has taken center stage in Virginia’s campaign for Governor. More than a political flashpoint, however, school restrooms are a little-understood source of profound anxiety, embarrassment, and even physical illness that directly undermines student learning. Today, Governor Youngkin issued a directive to the Virginia Board of Health to promulgate regulations addressing this serious health concern […]
Government Shutdown Upends Governor’s Race
For 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 re-election, Virginians sent Democrat Terry McAuliffe to the Governor’s Mansion. The background to that should send a chill down the spine of gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger. As National Review observed, “Democrats […]
The Virginia Clean Economy Act is Causing Higher Electricity Prices, Not the Data Centers
No, Virginia, we cannot blame the data centers. The impact of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) on rising electricity bills is more significant and destined to grow. With the cost of living turning up in election polls as a top voter concern, a repeal of the VCEA is one step the next Virginia General Assembly […]
Spanberger’s Position on the new Federal Scholarship Remains Unclear: Will She Choose Kids or Union Bosses?
As early voting in the gubernatorial race in Virginia is about to begin, students in the Commonwealth hang in the balance. While Governor Youngkin was able to implement a landmark school accountability measure that will help inform parents and the public about our students’ true performance, most of his other efforts at more fundamental education […]
Election 2025: Virginia’s Energy Future Is on the Ballot: Will Voters Choose Reliability or Risk?
For several years now, Virginians have been told that the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) is necessary to save Virginia and is a necessary step to save the planet. We’ve been told that rising seas, worsening storms, and other supposedly catastrophic impacts of man-made climate change justify a radical restructuring of Virginia’s entire energy system. But what […]
A Reflection on the Life of Charlie Kirk and a Call to Prayer at Noon on Friday
Dear Friend of TJI, While we are all still processing yesterday’s tragic news of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I find great comfort in knowing that Charlie is in a better place. Charlie wasn’t just an evangelist for freedom, he was a cultural missionary, of sorts, calling people to know and love God, and to know and […]
Cost of Democrat-Supported Carbon Tax Reaches $500 Million Per Year
Based on the most recent carbon tax imposed on the member states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), Virginians will pay about $500 million more per year for electricity if Virginia again becomes one of those member states. Your vote in November may determine that. Democratic nominee for governor Abigail Spanberger has pledged to rejoin the RGGI compact and […]