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U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D, W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R, W.Va., did an important thing this week as they talked about the potential for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in West Virginia. They were optimistic, but avoided “This is a done deal that will immediately put our state’s economy on a rocket ship to prosperity” theatrics. “We are not — and I think that people need to realize this — we are not in the final phase of a full thumbs up to move forward. So today, negotiations begin,” Capito... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to pass the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bills, all of which previously passed the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously. “Senate passage of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauded the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) decision to reverse course and expand the accessibility of the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to unconnected regions across the country by allowing alternatives to the program’s Letter of Credit (LOC) requirement.... Read More

U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D, W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R, W.Va., did an important this this week as they talked about the potential for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in West Virginia. They were optimistic, but avoided “This is a done deal that will immediately put our state’s economy on a rocket ship to prosperity” theatrics. “We are not — and I think that people need to realize this — we are not in the final phase of a full thumbs up to move forward. So today, negotiations begin,” Capito... Read More

U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., did an important thing this week as they talked about the potential for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in West Virginia. They were optimistic, but avoided “This is a done deal that will immediately put our state’s economy on a rocket ship to prosperity” theatrics. “We are not — and I think that people need to realize this — we are not in the final phase of a full thumbs up to move forward. So today, negotiations begin,” Capito... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — As frost begins to settle on the August flood debris in Kanawha County, Akasha Sparks, who lost her home in Winifrede, is reminded how quickly time has passed and far she still has to go. “It’s heartbreaking," she said looking at her old home that is tilted on its side. "It’s heartbreaking. This house has been here for a while. It’s been in my family. I brought two of my three kids home to it. It hurts.” She found a new home just up the street. This time, her house... Read More

U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D, W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R, W.Va., did an important this this week as they talked about the potential for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in West Virginia. They were optimistic, but avoided “This is a done deal that will immediately put our state’s economy on a rocket ship to prosperity” theatrics. “We are not — and I think that people need to realize this — we are not in the final phase of a full thumbs up to move forward. So today, negotiations begin,” Capito... Read More

With obesity being such a serious national health problem, it makes little sense as to why Medicare does not cover medications and other treatments to combat it. Obesity carries with it higher risks for heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and a myriad of other health issues. Unfortunately, West Virginia has the highest obesity rate in the nation at more than 40%. Pair that with a high rate of chronic disease and one of the largest senior citizens populations in the country, severe health... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are optimistic about the economic potential for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in West Virginia, but challenges remain. Manchin and Capito briefed the business community Wednesday morning in a Zoom call held by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce for their Business Academy series. “Our entire state is going to benefit from this,” said Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. “We’ve got to be in a... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently proposed bipartisan legislation that aims to support the nation’s more than 48 million family caregivers, who say they want help with forms, paperwork, and eligibility for services.  “As a caregiver for my parents during their struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, I know personally the level of responsibility put on family caregivers and the burdens, which can be created by federal process and procedure,” Sen. Capito said on Oct. 30. “Caregivers in... Read More

The Biden administration is currently considering West Virginia’s request for a major disaster declaration following August flooding in five counties. Gov. Jim Justice submitted a request to the White House and FEMA last Wednesday, Oct. 25, for individual assistance following flash flooding in Kanawha, Harrison, Clay, Boone and Calhoun counties. The state’s congressional delegation is backing the request. The delegation sent a letter Wednesday, signed by U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley... Read More

WASHINGTON (WDTV) - Lawmakers are asking President Joe Biden and FEMA Region III Administrator MaryAnn Tierney for a major disaster declaration after heavy rains impacted parts of West Virginia in August. In late August, Harrison County saw record-breaking rainfall in a flash flooding event that closed several roads and intersections. Heavy rains also caused flooding and residential damage in Boone, Calhoun, Clay and Kanawha counties. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, W.Va., announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to support efforts that will work to increase the number of certified technicians to help expand broadband service in West Virginia. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Capito, will be used to develop the Broadband Technician Training program, which helps expand the broadband technician workforce in the... Read More

Concord University has been approved by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (WVHEPC) and its regional accreditor the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to offer the Master in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program beginning in the Fall semester of 2025. The program is scheduled for an accreditation visit by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) in August of 2024. Initial funding for the MPAS program in the amount of $1.05 million... Read More

West Virginia’s senators — who have expressed support for aid to Israel and Ukraine, along with funding for American border security — today asked questions about how a Biden administration funding proposal would work. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., each serve on the Committee on Appropriations, which heard today from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about a proposed $106 billion appropriation. “I remain an adamant... Read More

So far this year, 169 individuals with positive terrorism watchlist matches tried to cross the southern border into the United States. That’s according to U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., who says she is alarmed by the statistics. Capito, a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, said the exact affiliations and identities of those 169 individuals apprehended at the southern border remain classified. She said the number of individuals on the U.S. terror... Read More

SPENCER, W.Va. (WV News) — Set to begin construction in January, a fiber network will, at its completion, provide high-speed broadband service to 8,500 households in the eight counties of Roane, Jackson, Calhoun, Clay, Braxton, Webster, Gilmer and Nicholas. At a unique ‘ribbon cutting’ in Spencer, representatives from the parties most involved in moving this $23 million project forward cut a symbolic fiber that will be the source of this major impact on rural West Virginia. “I want to commend... Read More

Washington D.C. (WTRF) – Now that Congress has finally selected a new Speaker of the House, the legislative wheels are turning in Washington once again. Issues like funding for Israel and Ukraine are hot topics, but West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito is pushing for action on another pressing issue: the southern border. She says the next round of bills has to address the continually deteriorating situation at the US-Mexico border. She notes that last month alone 269,000 migrants were... Read More

We’ve made it clear that we believe U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has brought a knowledgeable and pragmatic voice to the halls of Congress, first as a representative and now as a senator. On Thursday, she managed to sum up how we believe most West Virginians, and hopefully Americans, are feeling these days about Congress. “It’s time to get to work — well past time to get to work,” she said in regards to the House finally settling on a speaker, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La. While much is... Read More

Area lawmakers are remaining steadfast in their support for the nation of Israel in its war against Hamas. U.S Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-W.Va., U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., and U.S. Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., all spoke in support of Israel during their individual media briefings this week. In fact, the only difference among the region’s congressional delegation was that the two... Read More