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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – Monday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the announcement that Amtrak has submitted applications for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funding for 16 proposed projects around the country that would improve Long Distance reliability, reduce travel times, and expand service. This funding was made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The Mountain Valley Pipeline is expected to be complete by the end of the year thanks to provisions included in the debt ceiling dealing negotiated in Congress, according to its developers. The natural gas pipeline project, first announced nearly a decade ago, could be in operation by this winter, said Natalie Cox, director of communications and corporate affairs for Equitrans Midstream Corp. “We look forward to completing this important infrastructure project... Read More

Though it took some convincing, the Federal Communications Commission appears to have made important strides in its effort to produce accurate maps of broadband access across the country. Newly released maps give a much better picture of which areas are under served (or not served at all) in West Virginia — but they came after more than 4 million challenges to the original maps by citizens, businesses, local and state governments. Both U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe... Read More

We believe we’ve all grown weary of the politics of the day, when party trumps statesmanship and doing what’s right for the American people. So let us revel in the happenings of the past week, when an overwhelming majority of U.S. House and Senate members chose to do the right thing in passing the Fiscal Responsibility Act. As we’ve noted, this is not a perfect solution. There are parts of the bill that Democrats abhor and parts that make Republicans cringe. But it’s the... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito took a tour of Mon Health Medical Center Monday afternoon, following a visit to the Northern Panhandle. The tour came at the invitation of Mon Health President and CEO David Goldberg. The first stop was a big green bus, the Ron and Stephanie Stovash Mobile Nursing Lab, operated in collaboration West Virginia Junior College to train staff across the Mon Health System. This is one of three such labs operated by WVJC. This one is named Mary Virginia (the... Read More

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — With the new Pure Watercraft facility and others creating development in areas like Brooke and Hancock counties, there’s now a magnified push for the finish of the nearby Wellsburg-Brilliant Bridge. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito say it’s a vital resource to manufacturing facilities like the one in Beech Bottom now occupied by the electric pontoon manufacturer. "I guess my job next time I talk to the governor is get the bridge open please, as... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. — A manufacturer of electric pontoon boats getting ready to set up shop in Brooke County expects to have its first models come off the line by the end of the year. Pure Watercraft announced its plans in August to locate a manufacturing operation within the Beech Bottom Industrial Park, where it will build its electric outboard motors and electric pontoon boats. On Monday morning, company President and CEO Andrew Rebele was joined by local, state and federal officials... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Officials have announced nearly $11 million in awards to help assess, clean up and revitalize brownfield sites across West Virginia. The announcement came last week by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Brownfield sites are properties that can be used for redevelopment that may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous materials, pollutants, or contaminants. Senator Manchin says the funding was made in possible in... Read More

BEECH BOTTOM, W.Va. — West Virginia Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael took a ride Monday on an electric pontoon boat made by Pure Watercraft Monday and he came away impressed. “You couldn’t even hear it running,” Carmichael told MetroNews shortly after climbing off the craft following a short trip on the Ohio River. “The pontoon is so smooth. The boat is going to be an incredible success.” The zero-emission pontoon will be built at a... Read More

The debt ceiling bill, officially the Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed the U.S. Senate Thursday night and was expected to be signed by President Joe Biden by this weekend, but the legislation saw normally cohesive party lines crossed and left few completely satisfied. House members passed the act, which was negotiated between Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid a default in the national debt, 314-177 and it passed the Senate 63-36. Ten Republican amendments and one Democratic... Read More

MORGANTOWN – The debt ceiling bill passed the U.S. Senate late Thursday evening and will head to the president’s desk. The vote was 63-36 with four Democrats plus Bernie Sanders voting against it, along with 31 of the 49 Republicans. West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito both voted for it. Included in the bill are provisions to ensure completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Both celebrated the win. along with other West Virginia groups. Here is a look at some... Read More

Work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) may resume by July 1. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said during a virtual press briefing Thursday she thinks the compromise deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that passed the House will also pass the Senate, and it includes provisions to speed up MVP construction. Not only will the compromise prevent a default, she said it will curtail spending “for the first time in many years,” “claw back”... Read More

CHARLESTON — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. Senators praised an update released earlier this week to the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband maps, calling it another step to ensuring federal broadband funding reaches unserved and underserved parts of the state. On Tuesday, the FCC announced an update to the National Broadband Map, adding an additional 1 million locations, including 330,000 new homes and businesses. The additions to the map now show more than 8.3 million... Read More

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Timothy Kennedy, the suspect in a shooting that killed a West Virginia State Police trooper and injured another person in the Matewan area of Mingo County, is in custody late Friday night, according to West Virginia State Police. A West Virginia State Police trooper was fatally shot Friday afternoon in what appears to be an ambush-type situation in the Beech Creek area, WVSP and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said earlier. The governor identified the victim as Sgt.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Reactions from across the state are pouring in following a deadly exchange of gunfire in Mingo County that killed West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Maynard, 37, originally from Belfry, Kentucky, was a 15-year veteran. He became a member of the State Police in October 2007, is married and is the father of two children, ages 9 and 13. Dozens of law enforcement officers escorted Maynard to the Medical Examiner's Office in Charleston from... Read More

A bipartisan bill proposed on May 30 by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) aims to help communities attract workers having the career skills that are most needed in their particular regions. “A strong workforce is an essential component to the success of our state,” Sen. Capito said. “I’m proud to put forward a bipartisan solution that incentivizes recent graduates to stay in West Virginia and fill vital workforce needs by cutting burdensome taxes.” The Workforce... Read More

The U.S. Senate passed a debt ceiling bill, addressing the issue just before the country would have defaulted on its debts. Senators voted 63-36 to pass the bill. Both senators Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, voted yes. The bill now goes to President Biden, who has said he will sign it.  Federal officials had said the United States would reach the x-date, representing the day the federal government runs out of means to pay its existing debts,... Read More

Legislation to boost development of nuclear technologies is heading to the U.S. Senate with “widespread bipartisan support.” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, in March, and on Wednesday the bill passed out of the EPW (Environment and Public Works) Committee by a vote of 16-3. Capito, Ranking Member of that committee, said the bill would “help position the United... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — A West Virginia company is one of eight that will receive federal funding for nuclear fusion energy production facilities. Tokamak Energy, Inc., a nuclear fusion energy technology company based in Bruceton Mills, and seven other firms will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. DOE has awarded $46 million across the eight firms to develop pilot fusion energy power plants, aiming to be complete in the next 5 to 10 years. The funding was announced Thursday... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told West Virginia reporters on Thursday that she believes the debt ceiling bill would pass the Senate. And work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline could begin by July 1. “We are not going to default on our national debt,” she said. The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 suspends the debt ceiling for two years, imposes some spending limits and enables completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline that crosses West Virginia into Virginia. The bill... Read More