In a new op-ed in City Journal, AmFree Chamber’s Honorary Chairman, and former Virginia Attorney General, Jason Miyares outlines how Virginia’s pro-business renaissance is under threat:
“… As Virginia’s attorney general from 2022 to 2026, I worked alongside Governor Glenn Youngkin to rebuild a state in disrepair. When we took office, Virginia ranked 46th out of 50 in post-Covid job creation… For the first time in a century, Virginia experienced eight consecutive years of net population loss.
Commonsense conservative ideas and leadership changed the trajectory. Under Youngkin, Virginia climbed from the bottom tier of job creation to the top five. Smart fiscal discipline produced budget surpluses every year, even while delivering more than $9 billion in tax relief. Over $156 billion in new business investment flowed into the Commonwealth, more than under the previous six governors combined… Some dubbed it the ‘Virginia Renaissance’…
But Virginia Democrats have rejected that Renaissance. In doing so, Governor Abigail Spanberger has managed to become one of the least popular governors in modern state history after a little more than half a year in office…
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The Virginia Renaissance was the product of principled, disciplined governance focused on the people rather than the political class. What is unfolding now in Richmond is its deliberate undoing. Businesses and families will make their own calculations about whether to stay or go. History, and the voters, will render their verdict in time.”
You can read the full op-ed here.