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HUNTINGTON — Marshall University on Wednesday launched its new Institute for Cyber Security with a ribbon cutting ceremony.The institute will bring together hardware and software engineers, forensic scientists, cybersecurity practitioners and policy experts to address emerging needs in cybersecurity through multidisciplinary, cutting-edge research, education and outreach programs.On hand for Wednesday’s event was U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito helped directly support... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate will consider this week whether to advance a sweeping voting bill that lacks Republican support.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced in a letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus he will file cloture on the Freedom to Vote Act on Monday. The vote would happen Wednesday, in which 60 senators would have to agree to move forward.Democrats have made voting rights a leading issue after several Republican-led state legislatures... Read More

West Virginia’s efforts to improve broadband for Mountain State residents and businesses remain a work in progress. But one thing that isn’t lacking is the financing to make it happen.With Gov. Jim Justice’s announcement on Friday that outlined the various sources of funding and how it would be used, the promise of broadband improvement is starting to look more like a reality.“This is surely a landmark day for West Virginia,” said Justice. “We’ve been... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice says the state will use $1 billion in state and federal funds in the months to come to expand broadband to some 200,000 homes and businesses.“Today I am announcing a billion dollars, a billion dollar broadband strategy,” Justice said. “It’s like nothing that we’ve ever done before.”Justice, who was joined at the announcement by the members of the state legislature and the state’s congressional delegation,... Read More

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee learned more about the challenges of rural infrastructure at a meeting in Beckley on Thursday. The committee heard from state and regional administrators who work on water and wastewater projects, every day.Committee Chairman Tom Carper of Delaware joined ranking U.S. Senate member Shelley Moore Capito to assess drinking water and wastewater services in the region.The committee was also joined by Sen. Joe Manchin to hear from a panel... Read More

Consolidation and rate increases are key to upgrading West Virginia's aging water and sewer systems, where 30 percent of residents are unserved with drinking water and 40 percent are unserved with wastewater, experts on state infrastructure and funding told United States Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Joe Manchin and Tom Carper during a public hearing in Beckley on Thursday.A declining population, aging work force, lack of technology and a lack of adequate infrastructure maps are among the... Read More

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — It’s no question access to clean water and good broadband is an issue in West Virginia. However, help is on the way.Federal representatives met Thursday, October 14, 2021 in Beckley to discuss improvements to water and broadband infrastructure. Senators Shelly Moore Capito, Joe Manchin and Delaware Senator Tom Carper met with a panel of representatives in water infrastructure and treatment on ways to provide clean water and broadband to rural areas in the state.... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) – U.S. Senators Tom Carper, (D) Delaware, Shelley Moore Capito, (R) West Virginia, and Joe Manchin, (D) West Virginia, attended a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee field hearing on water and wastewater infrastructure in Beckley on Thursday.All three are working on a 550 billion dollar infrastructure bill that is now under consideration in the House of Representatives. At Thursday's hearing, the lawmakers heard from state experts on how money from the... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Three U.S. senators spent Thursday participating in a field hearing on rural water systems and the challenges affecting current drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in West Virginia.The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held the hearing in Beckley, in which Committee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., listened to infrastructure leaders about needed help for rural communities with outdated systems.Sen. Joe... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is ready to go on broadband expansion projects as soon as the federal government releases American Rescue Plan funds, while the Federal Communications Commission announced that Bridgeport-based Citynet will receive support for its rural broadband plans.West Virginia lawmakers received an update on broadband projects Sunday during the first day of October legislative interim meetings one day before the start of a special session for congressional and statehouse... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $293,244 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Grow Ohio Valley as part of the urban Agriculture Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive Grants Program. This funding will support the utilization of the Big Wheeling Agrarian Center as a training and demonstration farm to support new urban farmers.“West Virginia’s farms play an... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,739,494 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to support several recipients in West Virginia. This funding will be used to improve the quality, availability, and organization of HIV health care and support services in West Virginia.“Just this past year, we have seen... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday announced $770,864 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. This funding will support state pipeline safety programs and hazardous materials preparedness programs across West Virginia.“Keeping... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Internet provider Citynet will receive $53.5 million in federal funding to expand internet services in West Virginia.The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced the company will get the money over 10 years. The funding will come from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which dedicates funding for providing high-speed fixed broadband services to rural homes and small businesses.Citynet, which is headquartered in Bridgeport, is the first West Virginia... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former state Health Officer Dr. Rahul Gupta appears on his way to confirmation as the nation’s next drug czar.The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved Gupta’s nomination from President Joe Biden in a voice vote Thursday. It now goes to the full Senate.Committee Chairman Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, expressed support for Gupta as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy before the vote.“Dr. Gupta would be the first medical... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) – A Bridgeport-based company will be the first West Virginia internet services provider to receive funding for expanded broadband through a federal program, according to state delegates.Citynet is slated to receive $53 million through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday.“In order to improve connectivity in West Virginia, we need to make sure we have every single opportunity available to do... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and 3rd District Congresswoman Carol Miller are working on issues related to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the resulting problems getting Americans and Afghani supporters and staff out of the country.In a statement Monday, Capito, R-W.Va., announced she was joining 27 of her Republican colleagues in the Senate in supporting the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act.The bill was introduced by U.S. Sen. Jim... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined with other GOP senators for a Wednesday press conference to urge the Biden administration to reverse course on its illegal immigration policy and stem the southern border crisis.Under the Biden policies, Capito said, “No state is not a border state.” As ranking member on the Appropriations Committee, she’s said, “Setting your spending priorities shows your priorites as a nation.”The bill for Department of... Read More

PRINCETON — Mercer County’s quest for a convention center is receiving a boost from the federal government.Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. announced a $50,000 grant Tuesday going to the County Commission to be used to pay for the ongoing feasibility study for the center.Both are members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the money is part of $1.3 million USDA Rural Development program for West Virginia.“In order to spur... Read More

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers want to better prepare for future storms, after Hurricane Ida left death and destruction in its wake.“Tragically, an estimated 82 people lost their lives and billions of dollars in damages,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said.Capito says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working hard to rebuild, but she wants to see more planning for the future.“It’s important that local, state and federal partners continue to work together... Read More