Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) suggested Tuesday he could go around Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) to get the arena approved, but she reacted with outrage.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to supporters at Eggs Up Grill in Chesterfield County on March 14 about what he calls the “backward budget” approved by the General Assembly. RICHMOND — Prospects for a professional basketball and hockey arena in Alexandria seemed dimmer than ever Tuesday after Gov.
Under the deal announced in December, the NBA and NHL teams would relocate to a new facility in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard area. Both teams now play at Capital One Arena.Leonsis has called his mortgage for the teams’ home at Capital One “the worst building deal in professional sports” and expressed concerns about crime in the area. He has also said the District has not invested enough in the arena.
Some local officials in Alexandria have presented the arena plan as a necessary way to diversify the Northern Virginia city’s tax base.Asked whether he saw any sign that Lucas was softening, Youngkin responded by describing a path around her. could leave the state barreling toward the kind of government shutdown that has become a staple of congressional dysfunction, with Virginia’s fiscal year ending June 30.“If he does that, he’s going to have hell to pay with the citizens of Virginia,” Lucas said. She said she told Youngkin that “if you do that, that’s on you.”
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Glenn Youngkin mercilessly mocked by Louise Lucas after arena plan falters in VirginiaJa'han Jones is The ReidOut Blog writer. He's a futurist and multimedia producer focused on culture and politics. His previous projects include 'Black Hair Defined' and the 'Black Obituary Project.'
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