[VA Sen Lucas] Pendant des décennies, les villes et les États se sont disputés des contrats de stades qui étaient terribles pour les contribuables. J’ai donc un défi pour le maire Bowser : soyons compétitifs en offrant à la fois 0 $ de l’argent des contribuables à ces équipes et en les laissant décider où elles veulent payer pour construire leur propre arène.
For decades cities and states have competed for stadium deals that were terrible for taxpayers. So I have a challenge for @MayorBowser– let’s compete by both offering $0 in taxpayer dollars to these teams and let them decide where they want to pay to build their own arena.
— L. Louise Lucas (@SenLouiseLucas) February 19, 2024
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For $0, Ted isn’t going anywhere.
Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas has emerged as one of the most vocal and powerful opponents of the plan to move the Caps and NBA Wizards from downtown DC to the suburbs in Virginia. She’s the chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and therefore has a lot of power to influence what does and doesn’t get through the Senate on financial issues.
She just got the state budget passed through her committee without the arena funding, setting up a battle with the House’s budget which included that money. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/02/18/virginia-senate-house-budget-arena-metro/
Fuck yes, no subsides for this shit
Literally what the Coyotes are trying to do and people are still mad lmao
Go Kansas City Capitals!
I wish ALL cities and states would do this. Let billionaires pay for their own toys.
So…back to Landover then?