Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s proposed Alexandria arena won’t be in the Va. General Assembly’s budget for this year, because State Senator L. Louise Lucas, the Chairwoman of the Finance and Appropriations Committee, wouldn’t hold anything on that arena for a hearing. Lucas is from Portsmouth, a city in Hampton Roads, so she isn’t interested about Northern Virginia projects. She is looking out for what she believes is in the Virginia taxpayers’ best interest.
Of course, she has to know that many, if not most Washington Wizards and Capitals fans aren’t supportive of the arena project. And it seems like she’s willing to engage on her X account pretty openly.