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This week’s Feedback Friday topic is:
Maryland House Approves $400M Bid to Keep Commanders in Landover
This week, the Maryland House of the General Assembly voted 121-10 for a bill that includes $400M to develop the area around FedEx Field, the current stadium of the Washington Commanders football franchise, in a pitch to keep the team in Landover, Maryland after the 2027 season (when the team’s stadium lease expires). The bill now goes to the Senate with less than a week to go in the state’s legislative session.
The bid for the Commanders franchise has been big news lately as the team is seeking a new, long term, state-of-the-art stadium complex. Both Virginia and Washington, D.C., have been pitching the team to relocate from Maryland.
The bill, which also includes a provision with $200 million to renovate minor league baseball stadiums around the state, would authorize the Maryland Stadium Authority to use money from the state lottery to build infrastructure in Prince George’s County.
What do you think? Should state taxes help fund private sports franchises and the stadiums in which they play? Do you think the long-term economic benefit will be greater than the short-term expenditure?
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