December 15, 2023

Wizards and Caps’ move to Virginia and Metro’s budget crisis

49 minutes

It’s been a big news week. On Wednesday, Virginia officials and Monumental Sports announced a region-shaking deal to move the Washington Wizards and Capitals from D.C.’s Capital One Arena to a new complex to be built in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood by 2028. The announcement left D.C. officials reeling, and some local sports fans happy, others very unhappy. Virginia state Senator and soon-to-be Majority Leader Scott Surovell discusses what the proposed deal could mean for Alexandria and the General Assembly’s role in all of this.

Metro unveiled its budget earlier this week, proposing massive service cuts as a budget crisis looms. The closing of Metro stations, eliminating bus routes, layoffs, and fare hikes are all on the table if Metro does not receive the additional subsidies from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia it’s asking for. General Manager Randy Clarke joins the show to lay out what’s needed to avoid the catastrophic cuts.

Finally, controversy continues to swirl around the General Services Administration’s decision last month to relocate the FBI headquarters to Maryland. This week, a U.S. House hearing was held where an FBI official again questioned the process in which the Greenbelt was chosen. Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks weighs in and explains why she thinks Prince George’s County is the right place for the FBI headquarters.

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