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The Capital City now has the money to construct what’s called the Capital Connector project aimed at enhancing the Kanawha River by connecting the city’s East End and West Side. The city is receiving a $25 million RAISE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. It applied for the money after receiving more than $1 million a few years ago to do an initial study. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler said it’s time to take further advantage of the city’s most precious resource, the Kanawha... Read More

A project aimed at transforming a stretch of the Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston got a big financial boost Friday. A $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation was announced for the construction phase of the Capital Connector Project. The announcement was made during a joint news conference between the city and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. The project calls for a “reimagining” of the Kanawha Boulevard corridor to make it more accessible for those in bicycles and on foot, as... Read More

A group of Senate Republicans, led by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., and joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval to block the new overtime rule published by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). This rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime pay from the current $35,568 to $58,656 in January 2025, and then increases every three years. “I have heard from many West Virginia employers who have raised serious concerns... Read More

Three historic buildings in Wellsburg's town square will be revitalized thanks to a $750,000 grant from West Virginia U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. The Wellsburg Renewal Authority has been a part of the city's growth the past few years and they wanted it to continue. So, the group pursued the Small Business Administration grant in the hopes of bringing more economic development to the area. "It’s a downtown,” Wellsburg URA Chair Alex Weld said. “Wellsburg, it’s what people... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, recently joined 34 Members of Congress in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v. SEC requesting the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacate the agency’s climate disclosure rule. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) led the effort in the Senate, while Congressman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.-01) led the effort in the U.S. House... Read More

On Wednesday, 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 an award from the U.S. Department of Education (Education) for the Education Alliance in Charleston, West Virginia. This award, which was secured through a congressionally directed spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), will help Education Alliance launch a... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., wants President Joe Biden to rescind his amnesty executive order for migrants who are in the country illegally. Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, said Tuesday that she has joined 14 other Republicans in the U.S. Senate in asking Biden to rescind the order that would offer amnesty to some immigrants who are unlawfully present in the United States. The 14 Republicans sent a letter to Biden Tuesday demanding the... Read More

US Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has joined a group of 14 other Senate Republicans in an effort to urge President Joe Biden to rescind his recent executive order that will allow the undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens to become citizens. Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, signed on to a letter authored by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., asking Biden to withdraw the policy. “We urge you to rescind this policy immediately and focus your... Read More

Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced separately on Monday that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $6.4 million, through Congressionally Directed Spending requests from them, for renovating WVU’s Personal Rapid Transit system. Capito said in her announcement that the money will go for refurbishment of the Beechurst, Walnut, Health Sciences Center, Engineering and Towers PRT stations, and the guideway. The PRT Passenger Station and Guideway Modernization Project will... Read More

Funding to help West Virginia University renovate the Personal Rapid Transit, or PRT, system was announced Monday. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $6,400,000 to repair the PRT. The funds will be used as part of the PRT Passenger Station and Guideway Modernization Project to bring all PRT stations and guideways into a state of good repair as required by Federal Transit Administration requirements. Components to be refurbished include stairs, platform surfaces and guideway... Read More

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $6.4 million to West Virginia University for renovations to the PRT stations and guideway. The funding was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending request by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito during the current fiscal year that ends this month. “Since I came to the Senate, I have heard from university leaders and students about the need to make improvements to the PRT. I was proud to use my position on the Appropriations Committee to... Read More

West Virginia University will receive more than $6 million in federal funding for upgrades to its Personal Rapid Transit, according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, announced a $6.4 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation for West Virginia University to fund renovations to the PRT stations and the guideway. The award will be used on... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced three grants totaling $36,745,450 through the Department of Transportation’s RAISE grant program for three transportation projects across West Virginia. “Upgrading and modernizing West Virginia’s roads, bridges, and transit systems is critical to our state’s success, and it’s why I have fought for needed... Read More

On June 21, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, along with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $36,745,450 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three West Virginia transportation projects. The funding is made possible through the DOT’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and... Read More

A Beckley traffic project will receive federal funding to make pedestrians in the university district safer. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced that WVU Tech Campus Complete Streets Improvement project is set to receive $10.4 million dollars to help cover construction through the RAISE grant program of the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The president of WVU Tech said on Monday, June 24, 2024, that it was great news for Beckley. “We talk about... Read More

Federal legislators plan to continue to work on passing a bill designed to bolster the hospice and palliative care workforce. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education Training Act (PCHETA) has come before Congress several times but has not yet been passed. The bill’s most recent development occurred in July 2023, when it was reintroduced by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). Capito has indicated that the senators are not giving up on the legislation as they seek... Read More

Gas is finally flowing through the Mountain Valley Pipeline, according to its developer. The 303-mile natural gas pipeline, after a decade-long development process, went into service June 14 after “satisfying all applicable legal and regulatory requirements,” said Equitrans Midstream in a press release. “This is an important and long-awaited day for our nation and the millions of Americans who now have greater access to an abundant supply of domestic natural gas for use as an affordable,... Read More

The City of Beckley will get almost $10.5 million for street improvements. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced today the funding is from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s RAISE (Rehabilitation and Improvement for Structures Endowment) grant program for transportation projects. The money is earmarked in Beckley for Campus Complete Streets Improvements and is part of a statewide total of $36.8 million, with $25 million going to Charleston and almost $1.3 million for Westover. Capito, who is... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., announced three grants totaling $36,745,450 through the Department of Transportation’s RAISE grant program for three transportation projects across W. Va. “Upgrading and modernizing West Virginia’s roads, bridges, and transit systems is critical to our state’s success, and it’s why I have fought for needed resources through my roles on the EPW and Appropriations committees,” Capito said. “I am thrilled these three projects... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently joined a group of her Republican Senate colleagues in sending a letter – led by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) – to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding answers after eight individuals with suspected ties to ISIS were apprehended at the southern border, vetted, and released into the United States.  “We write to express our grave concerns regarding reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Read More