Virginia’s top Democrats derail plans to relocate Washington Wizards and Capitals

Monday, a top Virginia lawmaker, Senator L. Louise Lucas said the plan to relocate the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals from Washington, D.C. to Potomac Yard – is dead, as far as she is concerned.

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.

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