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Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on both the Senate Appropriations and Commerce Committees, as well as Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) to support the new terminal project. This grant award, which was made possible through provisions included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs... Read More

In a bipartisan push to enhance West Virginia’s transportation infrastructure, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced more than $29 million in federal grants to modernize and rehabilitate rail lines throughout the state. Of those grants, $6.9 million have been allocated to Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad for design and construction activities of two bridges in Parkersburg and Devola. The funding is made possible through the Consolidated Rail... Read More

Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Office of Energy announced that United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito will be honored with the first annual “West Virginia Women in Energy ‘Woman of the Year’” award at the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit. “Senator Capito has been a tireless advocate for West Virginia’s energy industry, and her leadership has made a huge impact not only on our state but on the entire country,” said Governor Justice. “Her commitment to making our country energy... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has announced the allocation of $8 million toward West Virginia International Yeager Airport’s soon-to-be extensive terminal building renovation project. Capito announced the funding was made possible through provisions included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and its Airport Terminal Program grant, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The IIJA grant will help with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of CRW’s terminal,... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito has announced the allocation of $8 million toward West Virginia International Yeager Airport’s soon-to-be extensive terminal building renovation project. Capito announced the funding was made possible through provisions included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and its Airport Terminal Program grant, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The IIJA grant will help with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of CRW’s terminal,... Read More

When most West Virginians think about being on top of things and getting the job done, they aren’t thinking about paperwork. But in Washington, D.C., we appear to be developing a reputation for just that. “All of the folks at the Department of Commerce who talk to me about our state say ‘wow, you guys are really ahead of the curve. You guys are really getting it done’ in terms of applications and paperwork,” U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said at the start of the 2024 West Virginia... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $49.7 million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades in West Virginia. This funding was made available through this year’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “A central aspect of the Infrastructure Investment and... Read More

Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Office of Energy announced Thursday that United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will be honored with the first annual “West Virginia Women in Energy ‘Woman of the Year’” award at the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit. “Sen. Capito has been a tireless advocate for West Virginia’s energy industry, and her leadership has made a huge impact not only on our state but on the entire country," Justice said. "Her commitment to making our country energy... Read More

When most West Virginians think about being on top of things and getting the job done, they aren’t thinking about paperwork. But in Washington, D.C., we appear to be developing a reputation for just that. “All of the folks at the Department of Commerce who talk to me about our state say ‘wow, you guys are really ahead of the curve. You guys are really getting it done’ in terms of applications and paperwork,” U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said at the start of the 2024 West Virginia... Read More

With today the deadline for applicants seeking funding from West Virginia’s $1.2 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program, we’re hopeful that the future will see great strides in providing internet service to the more than 100,000 individuals or locations in our state that are underserved or have no service at all. But that will only occur if government leaders have established the proper oversight to hold providers accountable. That’s the goal of the Rural Broadband Protection... Read More

West Virginia is sitting on more money per capita for broadband expansion than any other state, but those funds have not translated to a single person being connected. But federal and state officials told attendees of an annual conference that’s about to change. Tuesday marked the first day of the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit at the Embassy Suites in downtown Charleston. The annual event brings together industry leaders in the world of broadband and telecommunications, representatives of... Read More

West Virginia is sitting on more money per capita for broadband expansion than any other state, but those funds have not translated to a single person being connected. But federal and state officials told attendees of an annual conference that’s about to change. Tuesday marked the first day of the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit at the Embassy Suites in downtown Charleston. The annual event brings together industry leaders in the world of broadband and telecommunications, representatives of... Read More

Millions of dollars in federal funding are coming to Randolph, Barbour, Tucker and Upshur counties, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced this week. Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies and organizations to deliver funds for projects she championed, including healthcare, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development projects. As a Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

West Virginia is sitting on more money per capita for broadband expansion than any other state, but those funds have not translated to a single person being connected. But federal and state officials told attendees of an annual conference that’s about to change. Tuesday marked the first day of the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit at the Embassy Suites in downtown Charleston. The annual event brings together industry leaders in the world of broadband and telecommunications, representatives of... Read More

West Virginia is sitting on more money per capita for broadband expansion than any other state, but those funds have not translated to a single person being connected. But federal and state officials told attendees of an annual conference that’s about to change. Tuesday marked the first day of the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit at the Embassy Suites in downtown Charleston. The annual event brings together industry leaders in the world of broadband and telecommunications, representatives of... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Tuesday said she hopes the Rural Broadband Protection Act soon will pass the House of Representatives. Capito, addressing attendees of the West Virginia Broadband Summit in Charleston, said the legislation will put additional safeguards in place for a Federal Communications Commission program aimed at funding increased internet connectivity in rural areas. “Now that it’s passed the Senate, it heads to the House of Representatives,” she said. “This is... Read More

What’s coming next in the Mountain State’s journey of progress and expansion of broadband internet following the recently awarded $1.2 billion for that growth– that’s the subject everyone is talking about. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was among the leaders within that arena speaking Tuesday at the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit in Charleston. Capito told MetroNews after speaking at the summit Tuesday that the progress toward the deployment and expansion of broadband internet in West... Read More

What’s coming next in the Mountain State’s journey of progress and expansion of broadband internet following the recently awarded $1.2 billion for that growth– that’s the subject everyone is talking about. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was among the leaders within that arena speaking Tuesday at the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit in Charleston. Capito told MetroNews after speaking at the summit Tuesday that the progress toward the deployment and expansion of broadband internet in West... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from different federal organizations and agencies to deliver money for projects across West Virginia. Listed below are some places in the WVVA area that received funding. Bluestone Health Association, Inc.- $600,000 in HHS Health Resources and Services Administration Williamson Health and Wellness Center, Inc.- $600,000 in HHS HRSA grant City of Hinton- $3.25 million in infrastructure... Read More

When there’s a power outage in big buildings like hospitals, there’s always a generator that kicks in, but when it comes to rural areas like Philippi, where Broaddus Hospital is located, things get a bit more complicated. The hospital’s current generator covers only part of the 60-bed nursing home also located on-site, and only powers 35% of the hospital during outages, with machines like CT scanners left unavailable and the hospital forced to transfer patients to the nearest hospital almost 40... Read More