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A group of D.C. activists have launched an effort to block the construction of an NFL stadium at the defunct RFK site, marking the most organized pushback yet against the prospect of a taxpayer-financed stadium and the Washington Commanders’ potential return to the District. Their plan would put the stadium question in the hands of D.C. voters in next year’s local elections.
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has been clear about her desire to lure the team back to the spot where it played until 1996 — and a deal between Bowser and the Commanders to build a stadium at the RFK site is close, The Washington Post and other news outlets reported Wednesday.