A Wise Plan to End Stadium Subsidies Falls Short

Taxpayers beware: the Washington Redskins want a new stadium. Normally, when a team starts shopping for a new stadium, it means that they want a newer (larger) subsidy from local taxpayers. This time, it appeared that legislators from Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia had had enough, agreeing that none of the three would offer the Redskins subsidies in return for their services. Unfortunately, with the failure of the bill that would seal this agreement in the Virginia legislature, it appears that a historic opportunity for a line in the sand on stadium subsidies will go to waste. The