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African native Mamdouh Souleymane is now a U.S. citizen and a West Virginian. Souleymane, along with 54 other residents from 33 countires, became U.S. citizens Friday at the Naturalization Ceremony held at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse in Charleston. Souleymane told the crowd he’s grateful to now be part of an incredible nation. Originally from Niger, but growing up in Saudi Arabia, he moved to West Virginia three years ago when he was matched at Marshall University for his residency position... Read More

The U.S. Senate on Sept. 24 passed a bipartisan bill offered by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to reauthorize federal wildlife habitat and conservation programs.  The Senate amended and then passed by voice vote the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act, H.R. 5009. The original bill was identical to S. 2395 which was cosponsored in July 2023 by Sen. Capito alongside bill sponsor U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).  “By passing the WILD Act, the Senate advanced the... Read More

WVU is receiving $12.6 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand and renovate its dental school and consolidate all postgraduate programs on the Health Sciences Center campus. And dental school alumni have raised more than $900,000 to rename the orthodontic clinic in honor of the longtime orthodontics department chair. The $12.6 million comes in the form of a Congressionally Directed Spending award secured by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. School of Dentistry Dean Dr.... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., applauded on Thursday the unanimous Senate passage of her Rural Broadband Protection Act. The legislation now heads to the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would require a more thorough vetting process for internet service providers seeking to participate in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) high-cost programs. Additionally, this bill would provide essential safeguards to the Universal Service Fund’s High Cost program by ensuring... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced eight Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for education and research programs, facility construction and renovations, and healthcare treatment resources in West Virginia. These awards, which were secured through CDS requests made by... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $350,000 to the Prestera Center for Mental Health Services in Huntington as part of a series of awards to be used to improve emergency response resources, medical education facilities and treatment options in West Virginia. Amber Miller, marketing and development manager at Prestera, said in an email Tuesday that the funding is earmarked for a new roof at the Pinecrest facility, at 4020 U.S. 60, that is necessary due to aging. Miller said... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Monday announced grants from various federal agencies and other organizations to deliver funds for projects she championed, including healthcare, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development, and drug use prevention projects. Over $1 million in the funding are earmarked for projects in Hampshire County, including: $199,122 in HHS Substance Abuse Prevention grant... Read More

More than $10 million in federal grants has been secured for medical facility projects in Greenbrier and Summers counties. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced today that $7.5 million has been awarded to construct a state-of-the-art facility to house an on-site multispecialty physician practice at Greenbrier Medical Center (part of Charleston Area Medical Center) in Ronceverte. Currently, the employed physicians supporting the hospital are not located on the campus of the hospital. The current... Read More

Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Reauthorization Act. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and territories, and the Multinational Species Conservation Funds,... Read More

Three area medical facilities are set to receive federal funding for improvements and expansion in an effort to better serve the health care needs of the community. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced on Wednesday eight Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for education... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to reintroduce the Stop Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act. The legislation is led by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). Specifically, the SIMSA Act targets deadly drugs that are substantially similar to already-controlled substances, but carefully engineered—often in China or Mexico—to slip into the U.S. undetected.   “Preliminary data from the West... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies and other organizations to deliver funds for projects she championed, including healthcare, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development, and drug use prevention projects. More information on each project can be found below: HHS FUNDING: Senator Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Wednesday joined House and Senate leadership at a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the U.S. Capitol that honored West Virginian Katherine Johnson, Dr. Christina Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and all of the women who contributed to the success of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. During the ceremony, Capito delivered remarks and presented a Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson’s... Read More

Most Mountain State residents already know what a treasure the late Katherine Johnson was, and how important she and her colleagues were to any successes the United States had at the beginning of the space race. The White Sulphur Springs native and West Virginia State University graduate was among those known as human computers for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and then the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Their work helped put a man on the moon. Though Johnson... Read More

Most Mountain State residents already know what a treasure the late Katherine Johnson was, and how important she and her colleagues were to any successes the United States had at the beginning of the space race. The White Sulphur Springs native and West Virginia State University graduate was among those known as human computers for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and then the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Their work helped put a man on the moon. Though Johnson... Read More

West Virginia officials announced that Form Energy, the cutting-edge battery company bringing new life to Weirton’s industrial base, has been selected for an award negotiation of up to $150 million. The money aimed at supporting Form Energy is part of a broader set of federal dollar distributions aimed at bolstering the electric vehicle and grid battery supply chain. The funding is part of the more than $6 billion included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congress passed in 2021. The... Read More

A bipartisan, bicameral resolution introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and her congressional colleagues would recognize October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. “Dyslexia impacts individuals in West Virginia and all across our country, which is why it is so important that we recognize the substantial challenges it poses to students and adults,” said Sen. Capito, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced grants from various federal agencies and other organizations to deliver funds for projects she championed, including healthcare, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development, and drug use prevention projects. Capito, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) for a... Read More

A $150 million federal grant is set to supercharge operations at Weirton’s Form Energy Factory 1. The U.S. Department of Energy funds will enable Form to hire 600 workers to staff its commercial-scale battery manufacturing line at its recently completed facility built on the site of a former steel mill. “This is an accelerant,” said Form Energy CEO Mateo Jaramillo. “This is not the first money in, the first risk-capital into the company; it really is helping to drive it even... Read More

Most Mountain State residents already know what a treasure the late Katherine Johnson was, and how important she and her colleagues were to any successes the United States had at the beginning of the space race. The White Sulphur Springs native and West Virginia State University graduate was among those known as human computers for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and then the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Their work helped put a man on the moon. Though Johnson... Read More