Youngkin’s partisan attack sours powerful Va. Democrat on new arena

Youngkin’s partisan attack sours powerful Va. Democrat on new arena

Senate Finance and Appropriations Chairwoman L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) said Youngkin’s remarks were just the latest misstep by the governor — “mistake No. 12,” she called it in a Capitol Square news conference — that she said has doomed the project. Soon after Youngkin’s team posted those remarks on social media Saturday, Lucas tweeted that she would…

Big step for Monumental move, but even supporters say ‘long way to go’

Big step for Monumental move, but even supporters say ‘long way to go’

Lawmakers on the Virginia House Appropriations Committee voted 17-3 to advance the measure, a top priority of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, to the floor of the House of Delegates. Though the bill passed overwhelmingly, several senior Democratic legislators took care to say that their support for the measure at this point was in the interest…

Caps, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis talks about Monumental Move

Caps, Wizards owner Ted Leonsis talks about Monumental Move

It’s not personal – it’s just good business. Ted Leonsis plans to take the Capitals and Wizards out of Washington, but he says the future is bright and everyone is invited to Virginia. For the first time since announcing his intentions to move the Washington Wizards and Capitals out of D.C. across the river to…