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Lawmakers Should Focus On Funding Education, Not Tysons Casino: Letter
Letter: Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay calls on Richmond lawmakers to focus on funding education and not its Tysons casino efforts.

Letter: Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay calls on Richmond lawmakers to focus on funding education and not its Tysons casino efforts.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will send state lawmakers an updated letter restating their position on the Tysons casino legislation.
Former executive with the U.S. intelligence community calls on the Virginia General Assembly to vote down the Tysons casino proposal.
A former U.S. Defense Department leader warns members of the Virginia Senate about of the security risk caused by a casino in Tysons.
Legislation that would pave the way for a casino to be built in Tysons passed the Gaming Subcommittee of the Virginia Senate on Monday.
The gaming subcommittee of the Virginia Senate will hold a public hearing on the Tysons casino bill on Monday in Richmond.
Plans for a Tysons casino have trampled the wishes of local residents and promised jobs that may not materialize, opponents said Wednesday.
Opponents to the proposed legislation to put a casino referendum on a ballot in Fairfax County are lobbying lawmakers in Richmond.
Comstock Holdings donated $50,000 to candidates for VA attorney general and lieutenant governor, according to the State Board of Elections.
Patch has a roundup of casino news and links to coverage of the proposed Tysons casino and entertainment district legislation.
A new Tysons casino referendum bill will be considered by the Virginia General Assembly's 2025 session, which begins Wednesday.
Backers of the proposed Tysons casino reported spending more than $1.5 million in political contributions and lobbying efforts in Richmond.
Opponents of the proposed Tysons casino spent more than $755,000 on lobbying efforts, records show.
NAACP moved its discussion on the Tysons entertainment district online due to the expected inclement weather. All attendees must register.
Fairfax County NAACP is hosting a public discussion in the Mount Vernon District about the proposed Tysons entertainment complex.
A letter signed by 109 past members of the defense and intelligence communities say a casino in Tysons would be a national security threat.
Mayor Linda J. Colbert told county lawmakers that opposing the Tysons casino was the Vienna Town Council's top legislative priority.
In addition to donating more than $1.2 million to candidates and PACs, Comstock Holdings hired lobbyists to represent them in Richmond.
Comstock Holdings has donated more than $75,000 since the end of January in preparation for the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session.
Sen. Dave Marsden plans to file a casino referendum bill in late 2024, giving Fairfax residents a chance to vote on a casino.
Local lawmakers say a Tysons casino would undermine potential job growth and derail economic development along Metro’s Silver Line.
Union workers rallied outside the Fairfax County Government Center advocating for a casino referendum bill and benefits it would bring.
A coalition of unions will rally Tuesday morning outside the Fairfax County Government Center in support of the casino referendum bill.
The Virginia Players Alliance president invited Bishop Michael Burbidge to join him for bingo night at a church in Northern Virginia.
The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington said the passion for gambling risks becoming an addiction and threat to one’s freedom.
A former Virginia Congressman sent a letter to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors calling on them to publicly oppose the casino bill.
As work to advance the Tysons casino referendum continues, opponents plan an October community forum at McLean High School.
The U.S. government contracting firm Cherokee Federal recently opened an office in Tysons' Greensboro Park development.
No Casino Coalition and Virginia Players Alliance offered differing opinions about their public engagement at the ViVa! Vienna festival.
Virginia Players Alliance and No Casino Coalition offer ViVa! Vienna attendees opposing opinions about the proposed Tysons casino.
Land once considered as a location for Comstock Holdings' proposed Tysons casino is listed for sale. Plans now call for a Home Depot there.
Northern Virginia Chamber will be presenting 2024 Impact Awards to five people at its annual members meeting in June.
The demise of the project, a priority for the governor, set off an extraordinary round of bitter recriminations among Virginia officials.
JBG Smith's CEO declined a January invitation to meet with the lawmaker who would later prevent the Potomac Yards arena deal from advancing.
Backers of the proposed Tysons casino pitched the idea of linking it to the Potomac Yards arena proposal, according to news reports.
All Silver Line stations from the DC line to Dulles should be considered as potential casino sites, according to a NoVA Chamber blog post.
A coalition that included MGM Resorts paid for a phone survey and buses to take Tysons casino opponents to Richmond to talk to lawmakers.
State lawmaker says it was his idea to build a casino in Tysons rather than Reston and identifies the likely casino operator.
The study a state lawmaker quotes to justify Tysons as the "most valuable casino opportunity" in Virginia doesn't include the word "Tysons."
Community activists called on members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to voice their opposition to building a casino Tysons.