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U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,282,400 from the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program for locations across West Virginia. These funds will be used for a variety of projects across the state to increase economic development and access to business capital.“In order to spur economic development in West Virginia, resources must be made available so that... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Wednesday announced $1 million from the Department of Energy for a hydrogen research project involving the National Energy Technology Laboratory.This project will accelerate breakthroughs in emerging hydrogen leak detection technologies and support advancements in the clean hydrogen sector.“I’m thrilled to see the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s congressional delegates are requesting additional Regeneron monoclonal antibody doses as hospitals and other health care facilities remain under tremendous stress from the coronavirus pandemic.The state last month made a formal request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an increase to treat people in the early stages of the coronavirus, including 3,000 Regeneron doses for each week through Oct. 31 and 6,000 doses a week... Read More

HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito attended an important Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Tuesday about funding domestic violence resources.The Violence Against Women Act, or ‘VAWA,’ originally passed in 1994 and created the first U.S. federal legislation which acknowledged the criminality of sexual assault and domestic violence—according to the National Network To End Domestic Violence.“A game-changing, bipartisan piece of... 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

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin have announced that $1,282,400 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program will be going to various locations in West Virginia.The funds will be used in projects to “increase economic development and access to business capital.”“In order to spur economic development in West Virginia, resources must be made available so that our communities, local businesses, and... 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

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

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — West Virginia Northern Community College is receiving $2.2-Million.The U.S. Department of Education is sending grants to four West Virginia educational institutions that U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Monday.West Virginia Northern Community College says this 5-year grant will dish out $450,000 a year into student success. So, how exactly is Northern going to spend this money? President Dan Mosser says... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal lawmakers have extended transportation funding for one month as Democrats continue discussions involving the Senate’s infrastructure bill.The U.S. House of Representatives passed the resolution on Friday in a 365-51 vote; West Virginia Reps. David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Carol Miller supported the measure. The Senate approved the legislation Saturday, and President Joe Biden signed the resolution into law later in the day.While... Read More

The Senate voted Saturday to extend transportation funding programs for a month, a step that grants a reprieve to 3,700 Department of Transportation employees who were furloughed when the money expired on Thursday. The House approved the measure late Friday.President Biden signed the measure into law on Saturday.The fund, designed to provide long-term stability for road and transit projects, expired Thursday night as Democrats clashed over whether to advance a $1 trillion infrastructure bill... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s two U.S. Senators spoke out Thursday on a busy day on Capitol Hill as the hard infrastructure bill’s future was in doubt, progressive and moderate Democrats fought over the cost of human infrastructure and a looming government shutdown was averted.Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito talked with the press in two separate briefings Thursday afternoon.Speaking about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the $1.2 trillion package of... Read More

HUNTINGTON — A new workforce training initiative across the Tri-State region will be launched following a $1.49 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University and a coalition of partners will use the grant funding to provide services to dislocated workers, new entrants to the workforce, including students or the long-term unemployed, incumbent workers looking to improve their career prospects and individuals affected by substance... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $719,431 for four fire departments in West Virginia through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security‘s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding was made available through FEMA’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program and... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM — A park that has been a center of activities for Beech Bottom, including a fall festival set for Oct. 9, will be refurbished through a grant secured by two U.S. senators.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; have announced the village is among eight West Virginia communities that will receive money from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.Mayor Becky Uhlly said Beech Bottom Council has approved a 100 percent match for $83,478 awarded... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,081,463 from the U.S. Department of Education for West Virginia’s, colleges, universities, community colleges, and technical schools, aiming to improve retention rates and student experiences in underserved areas.“West Virginia’s postsecondary education institutions, whether it be a technical school,... Read More

With a worker shortage going on, West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito said it's not the time to consider expanding federal unemployment benefits."We have a workforce shortage. So, when we extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks into a lengthy period of time, we do that at certain times of high unemployment. For instance, the pandemic, or the fiscal crisis, we did the same thing when a lot of people were shutting their doors,” she said “That's when you want to extend. I... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. (WV News) — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $180,000 had been received from the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration for Marshall University and West Virginia University research corporations for mine safety.The funding is from the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Program, which supports education and training to identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working... Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the nation's opioid crisis but brought important lessons on new treatment methods and the importance of public education campaigns, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) explained during an Axios virtual event on Thursday.Why it matters: The pandemic "put the accelerator" on opioid addiction and overdoses nationwide because of people's increased isolation and disrupted treatment, Capito said.  In her state of West Virginia, opioid-related deaths shot... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce supports the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that is expected to be voted upon in the U.S. House of Representatives this week.“Businesses need a solid infrastructure to conduct commerce and this important legislation makes a significant investment in the traditional ‘hard infrastructure’ of the United States," West Virginia Chamber of Commerce President Steve Roberts said.The... Read More