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The Biden administration is taking a step towards reversing Trump-era rollbacks to water regulations, proposing a rule to restore the pre-Obama definition that outlines which waters it will seek to protect from pollution.In a press release, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that it, alongside the Army Corps of Engineers, proposed returning to the pre-Obama definition of what constitutes a "Water of the United States."These waters are those that get protections under the... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Zoomed with members of the West Virginia press Thursday and much of the conversation focused on the passage and signing of the bipartisan infrastructure – BIF – bill.“In my view, this is a major win for the country,” she said. She’d play a lead role in the shaping the surface transportation and drinking water provisions of the bill and doesn’t like that it’s been politicized.She ticked off the $6... Read More

WASHINGTON (WTRF) – West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito is tackling the growing drug crisis. The number of US overdose deaths has topped 100,000 in one-year, and health officials say COVID-19 is to blame.Overdoses deaths in the US have been climbing for over two decades. But it’s really taken off in the last two years. New data shows a 30% jump in one year. The numbers are climbing in West Virginia, reaching the highest per capita deaths for overdoses.Senator Capito believes... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced a broadband expansion with a West Virginia service provider on Thursday.Prodigi will receive $8,583,001 over the next decade from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) to expand broadband across West Virginia.“Reliable, affordable broadband access is necessary to compete for jobs, complete homework, attract new business and attend... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Rahul Gupta on Thursday was sworn in as the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.The U.S. Senate confirmed Gupta’s nomination on Oct. 28. Gupta oversaw the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department from March 2009 to December 2014 and served as state health officer from January 2015 to November 2018.The swearing-in ceremony took place at the White House. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., delivered the oath.“I myself had the honor of... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is celebrating the completion of the bipartisan infrastructure package, while continuing to raise concerns about President Joe Biden’s social spending plan.Capito, one of the principal architects of the framework the infrastructure bill was built on, called the $1.2 trillion package signed into law earlier this week a “major win for our country.”“Unfortunately it’s gotten too politicized,” she... Read More

President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency has reminded Americans it has not let up on damaging rules and regulations with a proposed effort to tighten methane regulations for the oil and gas sector, which now targets reductions from existing oil and gas wells instead of only new wells.If finalized, the proposed requirements would reduce methane emissions from U.S. drilling operations and equipment by approximately 75% by 2030 when compared with 2005, according to the White... Read More

EXCLUSIVE: All 50 Senate Republicans on Wednesday morning are expected to formally challenge the Biden administration’s vaccine rule for private businesses under the Congressional Review Act – the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule.GOP Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana will lead all 49 of his Senate Republican colleagues, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in moving to strike down the Biden administration’s rule which... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C (WOWK) – A Putnam County healthcare center is getting funding to expand its telehealth services.According to U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), the Federal Communications Commission is giving FamilyCare Health Center in Scott Depot $406,986 to purchase laptops and video conferencing software. The funding will also help the center improve its network and network security.Craig Glover, President/CEO of FamilyCare Health Centers, says the funding... Read More

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers presenting Virginia and West Virginia praised legislation Monday that will address the nation’s highways, bridges and other infrastructure after President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, both D-Va., issued released a statement after attending the White House bill signing ceremony for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.“It’s with great... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIDA), Dr. Nora Volkow, visited West Virginia University’s (WVU) Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) along with Director Dr. Ali Rezai today.The visit included a presentation delivered by Dr. Volkow on the national opioid crisis, namely the drug fentanyl, and an overview of “the RNI’s efforts for innovation... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito came to WVU Monday, along with Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).They visited WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) with Director Dr. Ali Rezai to learn about RNI’s innovative work on addiction. Volkow delivered a presentation on the national opioid crisis with a focus on fentanyl.Capito talked with The Dominion Post about the visit and Volkow’s... Read More

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said she believes the Build Back Better bill is reckless spending, and she's not going to vote to approve it as is.The bill addresses subjects like universal childcare, affordable housing and climate control.The bill, which will be addressed by the House this week, is about $2 trillion dollars.Capito believes that's too much, especially with the current inflation.“It's basically let's spend trillions of dollars and, oh,... Read More

WASHINGTON — A recently passed Senate bill could lead to the use of security cameras inside VA health care facilities, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.The Senate-approved bill, which passed the House earlier this year, is sponsored by fellow West Virginia Republicans Representatives David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Carol Miler and is companion legislation to the Senate version.Speaking with reporters Thursday, Capito said the bill was drafted in response to the actions of... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A workshop was held Saturday on Marshall University’s campus to help teach girls life and leadership skills.The workshop was part of the Girl Scout Badge College. The Girl Scouts were able to select two workshops to participate in with a chance to earn two badges.U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who is co-chair of the Girl Scouts’ Honorary Troop Capitol Hill was on hand to share the importance of the Girl Scouts.“I can personally... Read More

Jackson County’s Constellium Rolled Products has restarted its 114-inch cold rolling mill with some major upgrades. There is still work to be done, but for now, the team can celebrate some forward momentum brought about by important federal partnerships.“This achievement was made possible by our partnership with the (Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment) program and the Department of Defense,” said Buddy Stemple, CEO of Constellium Rolled Products... Read More

FRAZIERS BOTTOM, W.Va. — The completion of U.S. 35, a project more than half a Century in the making, was celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Thursday with representatives from federal, state, county and municipal offices in attendance, along with hundreds of community members who had the unique opportunity to stand on the roadway before it opened.The grand opening was hosted by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice who was joined for the ceremony by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S.... Read More

BETHLEHEM — The “Build Back Better” federal social spending bill needs to be better and less costly before U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will back it.   Capito, R-West Virginia, expressed her thoughts on the $1.75 trillion piece of legislation while in Bethlehem Wednesday for a “Girls Rise Up” event at Bethlehem Elementary School.   “Honestly, I think that bill is just a reckless taxing and spending bill,” she said.... Read More

BETHLEHEM — The “Build Back Better” federal social spending bill needs to be better and less costly before U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will back it.Capito, R-West Virginia, expressed her thoughts on the $1.75 trillion piece of legislation while in Bethlehem Wednesday for a “Girls Rise Up” event at Bethlehem Elementary School.“Honestly, I think that bill is just a reckless taxing and spending bill,” she said. “It is way... Read More

FRAZIERS BOTTOM, W.Va. (AP) — A decadeslong effort to reroute and widen U.S. Route 35 to four lanes in West Virginia became a reality Thursday with completion of the final upgraded link.Gov. Jim Justice and other leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony before hundreds of people for a 15-mile segment of the highway near the Putnam County community of Fraziers Bottom. It’s the last part of U.S. 35 from Interstate 64 to the West Virginia-Ohio state line to be widened.The road is heavily... Read More