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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on Thursday focused on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, giving lawmakers their first public opportunity to grill top officials for the accident that took place more than a month ago.The hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m., will feature two panels of witnesses. The first panel includes lawmakers from Ohio, and the second is comprised of top officials from Norfolk Southern Corporation and the Environmental... Read More

Shepherd University hosted U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, Monday after $2,708,000 of congressional funds were granted to support programs on campus.Capito visited both the school’s Tabler Farm and Byrd Science and Technology Center during a visit to the Eastern Panhandle. One part of the total funding will help create a “small business incubator” for new farming students, specifically to help teach them small-scale agricultural practices in a way that’s hands-on and... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito made a return to her roots in the Northern Panhandle. She began in New Cumberland to open their new health center and made her way to Wheeling’s Cliff House to discuss recent funding for emergency medical services for children in West Virginia. $190,650 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was allocated to support the Emergency medical Services for Children partnership through the DHHR. ”What we’re seeing with our children... Read More

State leaders broke ground on Saturday for an economic development project in Jackson County.Gov. Jim Justice, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-WV, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, Rep. Carol Miller, R-WV, and other dignitaries came to Ravenswood to break ground on an aerospace manufacturing hub.The project will be built on the site of the former Century Aluminum plant. Precision Castparts will build titanium parts for the aerospace industry and employ about 200 workers.It will also be powered by a... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $17,424,327 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support the habitat and conservation of fish and wildlife in West Virginia and increase access to outdoor opportunities for people across the state. “West Virginia is truly ‘wild and wonderful,’ and it is important that we take steps now... Read More

In many ways, congressional Republicans’ regulatory rollback strategy is working: It’s dividing Democrats, squashing a progressive D.C. criminal justice plan and forcing President Joe Biden to whip out his veto pen for the first time.It’s also helping Democrats carve out politically helpful distance from the president and their party’s left flank.“The Republicans think they’re doing gotchas, when in fact plenty of those votes give our members the opportunity to demonstrate their independence,”... Read More

RAVENSWOOD – West Virginia state leaders joined the top executives from Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables, Precision Castparts Corp. and Our Next Energy Inc. Saturday to break ground on a project they said would build the future of American manufacturing on a foundation of clean energy.A groundbreaking event was held on more than 2,000 acres of land at the former Century Aluminum site in Jackson County.The new titanium melt facility will employ about 200 people to manufacture titanium... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $8,728,752 from Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the state of West Virginia.“No West Virginian should have to choose between keeping their home warm and... Read More

NEW CUMBERLAND — The Hancock County Health Department officially unveiled its new offices Friday morning, with the help of a special guest.The health department held an open house at the new building, located at 850 North Chester St., in New Cumberland, welcoming representatives of the local medical community, friends and public officials, including U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.The new building replaces the health department’s offices behind the Hancock County Courthouse, where it had... Read More

WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday took in the views from atop Vineyard Hill, shopped at the Wheeling Artisan Center and marveled at the science and technology at the Touchstone Research Laboratory during stops in the Wheeling area on Friday.At Touchstone, she saw projects contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense and. the U.S. Navy. Some of these utilize CFOAM, a material made from coal by-products.But Touchstone also is home to MetPreg — billed as the “world’s strongest... Read More

RAVENSWOOD – West Virginia state leaders joined the top executives from Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables, Precision Castparts Corp. and Our Next Energy Inc. Saturday to break ground on a project they said would build the future of American manufacturing on a foundation of clean energy.A groundbreaking event was held on more than 2,000 acres of land at the former Century Aluminum site in Jackson County.The new titanium melt facility will employ about 200 people to manufacture titanium... Read More

IAEGER — A $1.5 million federal grant, part of $36.2 million going to West Virginia, is a starting point for bringing public sewer service to a McDowell County community and the surrounding area.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $36.2 million to West Virginia from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that communities can use to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies, according to EPA... Read More

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Governor Jim Justice, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senator Joe Manchin and more all were in attendance at the ground breaking for a manufacturing hub powered by renewable energy microgrid.The groundbreaking took place in Ravenswood and is estimated to be a $500,000,000 project that will help bring a renewable source of energy to West Virginia.A state that is heavily reliant on fossil fuels for it’s energy. But Sen. Manchin says this isn’t a complete pivot to energy... Read More

A $1.5 million federal grant, part of $36.2 million going to West Virginia, is a starting point for bringing public sewer service to a McDowell County community and the surrounding area.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $36.2 million to West Virginia from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that communities can use to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies, according to... Read More

The planned East End infrastructure work as well as the history of the area have a strong supporter in Washington.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said during a virtual press briefing Thursday she is on board with bringing communities who missed out on infrastructure projects during the last decades up to standard with roads and streets.Capito, who had announced the $1 million grant last week for Reconnecting Communities, said it is a great project and she wants to visit Bluefield and see the... Read More

Bluefield is one of three cities in the country chosen to be part of a national pilot program that will upgrade road infrastructure in long-neglected neighborhoods inside those cities.U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced earlier this week that Bluefield will be part of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, with $185 million grant awards going to 45 communities.This is a “first-of-its-kind initiative to reconnect communities that are cut off from opportunity and burdened... Read More

Rebel Senate Democrats are causing a political headache for President Biden ahead of 2024 by bucking their party and backing Republicans on contentious initiatives, including two in just the past week.Two Democratic senators joined 48 Republicans on Wednesday to nullify the White House’s new 401(k) rule that allows retirement fund managers to consider the environment and social justice politics when weighing investments.The rule “is just another example of how our administration prioritizes a... Read More

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) – $950,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending will be going towards technology upgrades at the Elkins Police Department (EPD).According to a EPD release, one planned implementation of the funds includes a street camera system that will be able to read license plates.“Systems such as these have proven to be very effective at assisting law enforcement agencies in preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activity. This system will also provide valuable assistance... Read More

Friday marks one month since the East Palestine train derailment, and next week Norfolk Southern's CEO will testify in front of the Senate.Alan Shaw will testify in front of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday. That happens to be the same committee for which Shelley Moore Capito is a ranking member on.Capito said the committee will have many questions for Shaw."What did you do right away?” Capito asked. “Did the community know what was being carried? Have you been... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) —United States Senator Shelly Moore Capito paid a visit to the Northern Panhandle Friday.The senator, who is originally from Marshall County, met with owners of Grow Ohio Valley at the Cliff House in Wheeling. She said she is impressed with progress being made in the city, including the Streetscape Project.Friday also marked the one month anniversary of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Capito says she is following the situation there closely and has concerns... Read More