Jason Edmonds

Follower of Jesus. Husband and father. My limited opinions are my own.

[Taylor B. @taylordbarkley]

In April I had the privilege of publishing a paper at @BeaconTN on nuclear energy, data centers, and Tennessee policy. Recently, our software fellow @jared__lambert whipped up this great microsite that summarizes and visualizes some of the key points. Check it out! https://t.co/S54C4T6kbh

[Foundation for Economic Education @feeonline]

Inflation up. Property taxes up. And now taxpayers might bankroll Starbucks too? Jason Edmonds exposes how government keeps serving corporate welfare while ordinary Tennesseans pay the tab.

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Tennesseans support making it easier to build nuclear power plants:

✅Support 54%
❌Oppose 32%

Explore the full poll results: https://t.co/A3kzTFufER

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

NEW REPORT: As energy demand becomes a national priority, we look to promising tech like small modular reactors. If policy frameworks permit them, SMRs represent a strategic solution to modern energy challenges, providing 24/7 power, a necessity in an age of intermittent renewables and volatile fuel markets.

Read the full report: https://t.co/UDfizqJJjz
@taylordbarkley @JasonEdmondsTN

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

NEW: Research by the Beacon Center's Director of Policy, Jason Edmonds, was cited in the Wall Street Journal!

👉Read the full WSJ piece: https://t.co/ECuOKqjy01
@JasonEdmondsTN

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

Tennessee has a long history of nuclear innovation and today, despite regulatory hurdles, the Volunteer State is poised to leverage tremendous opportunities in nuclear energy.

Learn how TN can lead the nation in affordable, reliable energy:
https://t.co/uEYUEZa0qp

[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

Lots of critics are casting falsehoods about the state's new school choice program. @JasonEdmondsTN sets the record straight. @BeaconTN @GovBillLee @ltgovmcnally @CSexton25 @SenJohnson @WilliamLamberth @RepFaison @edchoice @AFPTN @ExcelinEd @SchoolChoiceNow @TennesseeCAN

[Justin Owen @JustinDOwen]

If you love freedom, leading teams, and making a huge difference in people's lives, we're hiring a Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice President to be my business partner and run @BeaconTN's day-to-day operations. Full job description below ⤵️

[Jason Edmonds @JasonEdmondsTN]

@BeaconTN has been nominated for two @StatePolicy awards this year:

Best State-Based Litigation: Our class action lawsuit against Nashville’s unconstitutional stormwater capacity fee is on track to return $1.4M to 361 homeowners. https://t.co/PGqyEE2Dti

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

From @justindowen on the push to remove the AI regulation moratorium from the One Big Beautiful Bill:

“While I am a huge proponent of states being laboratories of democracy and retaining far more decision-making than Washington, allowing 50 different states to regulate things like the internet and AI in different ways is infeasible. It will ultimately mean that whatever the most heavy-handed state (say, California) does will be the default regulatory policy for all states.”

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

🚨 Coming Soon: The 2025 City Freedom Index!

We’re ranking Tennessee’s 30 largest cities from freest to least free based on 70+ local policies across 4 key areas: free enterprise, property rights, individual liberty and cost of government.

Find out how your city stacks up. Coming next month!

[Kerry McDonald @Kerry_edu]

This is a great example set by @BeaconTN to identify and reduce onerous regulations on school founders and make it easier for education entrepreneurs to launch the new schools and innovative learning spaces that families increasingly want. @JasonEdmondsTN
https://t.co/eBU6nGXrSu

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

WE'RE HIRING!

Beacon is seeking an energetic and liberty-minded Director of Development to help grow our capacity to protect the rights of Tennesseans and all Americans.

Apply here: https://t.co/SohW5Jctvm

[Goldwater Institute @GoldwaterInst]

🚨 7,000+ medical grads left stranded 🚨

In 2024, thousands of medical school grads in the U.S. and abroad didn’t land a residency. That means no path to practice, no way to help patients, and wasted talent.
But there’s a free-market solution. 🧵👇

[Hard Pass @HardPass4]

Hope everyone is having a great anti-British week so far.

[Jason Edmonds @JasonEdmondsTN]

@DeAngelisCorey Nashville

[Beacon Center of TN @BeaconTN]

NEW RESEARCH: Millions of children nationwide have the option to attend the school of their choice. While Tennessee does have a limited choice program in certain geographic areas (with an approval rating of over 90 percent), lawmakers have been reluctant to provide the same educational freedom to all Volunteer State students.

Beacon’s newest report highlights the benefits of education choice, policies from other states who have passed universal choice legislation, and provides recommendations to policymakers on how to offer these options to every Tennessee student.
https://t.co/80rLA6Vs0h

[Keith @nagy_minaj]

His vision is now our mission

[FoxNashville @FOXNashville]

“I think when you look at the financials of Nashville, I don’t know how much more bankrupt you can get than being billions of dollars in the hole.” -Policy Analyst at the Beacon Center of Tennessee https://t.co/XDJDPKxU00

[Tennessee Star @TheTNStar]

Nashville's Zoning Laws Are Contributing to Housing Prices 30 Percent Higher Than They Should Be, Experts Say
https://t.co/HevDmUQorS