All hope lost for Wizards, Caps arena in Virginia and more state headlines

• “D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Wizards and Capitals, said Wednesday they were finalizing a deal that — if approved by the D.C. Council — would keep the teams in downtown D.C. until 2050, ending the owner’s planned move to Virginia.”—Washington Post

• When it comes to the United States Postal Service’s on-time delivery of first-class mail, Virginia ranks worst in the nation, with a delivery rate of 66%.—Richmond Times-Dispatch

• A bill that would make medically assisted deaths legal in Virginia, which cleared the state Senate this year but was ultimately put off until next year’s session, is raising concerns among advocates in the disability community.—Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

• A 2018 audit revealed inefficiencies and tax processing problems in the city of Richmond’s finance department, a fact that adds context to several business owners’ recent criticisms of how the city handles meals taxes.—WTVR

• “The five vendors hoping to do casino business with Petersburg will have what amounts to their community job interviews next month, and just like with any recruit, they will undoubtedly put on their best faces and cases for why they should be the one to make history in a city already chock full of it.”—Progress-Index