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Law enforcement agencies in Raleigh, Mercer and Fayette Counties have been awarded grants paying for equipment and enhanced security. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Wednesday that funding awards were going to several local law enforcement departments across West Virginia. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), will be used to supplement equipment and... Read More

Industry officials said energy investments can produce significant benefits, including lower fuel and electricity costs, increased grid reliability, better air quality and public health, and more job opportunities. Aaron Walker, president of Appalachian Power, said data centers seem to be the current talk of the utility world. “If you’re streaming Netflix or Disney+ ... if you’re exploring artificial intelligence with Chat GPT, you’re using a data center,” Walker said during an energy investment... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 29 fire departments, six first responder organizations, five city governments, and one university in West Virginia. According to a news release from Capito’s office, the grants were awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and will support local fire departments and first responders. Area... Read More

On Aug. 30, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 29 fire departments, six first responder organizations, five city governments, and one university in West Virginia. The grants were awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and will support local fire departments and first responders. As the former chair of the Homeland... Read More

Federal grants funding projects ranging from airport improvements and education programs to addressing child sexual abuse and university programs were announced Wednesday for the region. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies for projects she helped secure funds for, including health care, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development and drug use prevention... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 29 fire departments, six first responder organizations, five city governments, and one university in West Virginia. The grants were awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and will support local fire departments and first responders. As the former chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Capito has long-supported robust funding... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced on Friday funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 29 fire departments, six first responder organizations, five city governments, and one university in West Virginia. The grants were awarded through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program and will support local fire departments and first responders. As the former chair of the Homeland... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito reflected on 10 years of service with fellow U.S. Senator Joe Manchin at the West Virginia Business Summit Thursday. Capito started her remarks by reminding the audience that after Dec. 31 she will be the senior senator from the Mountain State. “He tells me I’m going to miss him, and I will,” Capito said speaking of Manchin, who decided not to seek re-election. “We have worked incredibly well together, and I will miss seeing him, but I’m sure I’ll see him. I see... Read More

Multiple local airports are set to receive more than $1 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced the grants Wednesday, which she helped secure for the area. The Buckhannon-Upshur Airport Authority will receive $229,614 in total. They’ll receive $197,097 to install two new airport rotating beacons to enhance safety and $32,517 for reimbursement of a reconstructed hangar from August 2005. The City of Philippi and the Barbour County Airport... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito welcomed Ambassador of Canada to the United State Kirsten Hillman to the Mountain State for events at the Chamber’s West Virginia Business Summit. Capito and Hillman discussed the state’s strong relationship with Canada and then brought leaders from around the state together for a roundtable discussion on the potential expanding of opportunities between West Virginia and Canada. West Virginia and Canada not only have a good relation, but business between the two... Read More

EPA air chief Joe Goffman repeatedly ran afoul of federal ethics requirements by wading into regulatory matters affecting companies in which he had a financial stake, the agency’s inspector general concludes in a newly released report. In several separate proceedings, Goffman “failed to assess whether specific parties or industries that were involved posed a potential financial conflict-of-interest,” the report says. Accordingly, he did not seek an ethics “screen” “and “recuse himself from the... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito will become West Virginia’s senior senator when U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin retires at the end of the year, but that doesn’t mean the two long-time friends will not miss each other. Both Capito and Manchin spoke Thursday morning to attendees of the 88th West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit at the Greenbrier Resort. “I have big shoes to fill, and if you don’t believe that, Joe reminds me of that every day,” joked Capito, R-W.Va., who... Read More

Federal grants funding projects ranging from airport improvements and education programs to addressing child sexual abuse and university programs were announced Wednesday for the region. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies for projects she helped secure funds for, including health care, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic development and drug use prevention... Read More

More than $70 million was announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito for various projects in West Virginia. According to a press release, more than $70 million in grant funds for projects, which include education, economic development, healthcare, drug use prevention, research, infrastructure, and environmental cleanup, in the Mountain State were announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). Health projects that received funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies for projects she helped secure funds for, 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, Health and Human Services,... 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 a funding award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. to support its procurement and installation of state-of-the-art robotic surgery equipment. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Capito in... Read More

More than 1,900 households in Wetzel and Harrison Counties will now have the option to purchase broadband internet service thanks to the installation of 87 miles of new fiber cable. The project began about five years ago via a partnership between U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the Regional Economic Development Partnership, USDA ReConnect, Wetzel County Commission, Citynet and civil engineers Thompson & Litton. A dedication of the new broadband internet service was held Aug. 22 at... Read More

Federal grants funding projects ranging from airport improvements and education programs to addressing child sexual abuse and university programs were announced Wednesday by a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced grants from various federal agencies for projects she helped secure funds for, including health care, education, research, environmental cleanup, infrastructure, economic... Read More

Hydrogen is the fuel of the future, according to supporters of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub, known as ARCH 2. Industry leaders and lawmakers gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of ARCH 2’s new program office on Aug. 21 at West Virginia University’s Innovation Corporation. ARCH 2 is a regional hub that will consist of a host of different infrastructure like pipelines, power plants and underground storage sites, spanning West Virginia, eastern Ohio,... 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 a funding award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Boone Memorial Hospital, Inc. to support its procurement and installation of state-of-the-art robotic surgery equipment. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator... Read More