State Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee, pulled the bill from the committee’s Monday docket saying it “is not ready for prime time.” When asked on Monday if the arena legislation is dead, Lucas said: “As far as I am concerned, it is,” according to the Associated Press. Lucas and Senate…
Sen. L. Louise Lucas, who holds great sway in the General Assembly as chair of the Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee, first said over the weekend on social media that legislation underpinning the deal negotiated by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin was “not ready for prime time” and would not receive a hearing in her committee….
While the Senate version of the bill is still in the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House version stipulates that a 15-member Virginia Stadium Authority board would be made up of: Read the article
According to Sen. Ebbin, the transportation component of this plan “could never be achieved unless Metro receives long-term, sustainable funding from the Commonwealth.” Unfortunately, as Sen. Ebbin explains, Gov. Youngkin’s budget “includes zero commitment to long-term funding of the Metro system.” Three components must be in any bill I could consider supporting. First, the protection…
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…
The Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Alexandria and Monumental Sports & Entertainment officials unveiled an overview of its plans Thursday for a new sports arena and entertainment district in Potomac Yard. View the plan
Experts described the risk to the Potomac Yard Metro Station and surrounding areas if the stadium project is completed. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of major flooding in the area by 2050, and the stadium project will exacerbate the effect. The big picture: The planned location of the new stadium complex is surrounded…