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Fairmont State University will receive $6.89 million in federally directed spending to go towards three improvement projects. The offices of United States Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that the university will receive Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funds to support upgrades to the nursing program facilities, library renovations, and campus security system improvements. Fairmont State Associate Director of Proposal Development Amantha Cole expressed excitement... Read More

A new law establishes a mission for the federal government to cure and prevent Parkinson’s disease. On Monday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) spent the day in Charleston, W.Va., to celebrate the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act becoming law. The law took effect on July 2, after Senators Capito and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) reintroduced the legislation in March 2023. The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act will create an advisory council comprising members of federal agencies that... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made her way to Capitol Market in Charleston Monday evening to celebrate the signing of a bill trying to end Parkinson’s Disease. The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which was signed by President Joe Biden on July 2, will make an advisory council that will coordinate research and services for those affected by Parkinson’s Disease. This bill will bring an advisory council in that will write a national... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made her way to Capitol Market in Charleston Monday evening to celebrate the signing of a bill trying to end Parkinson’s Disease. The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, which was signed by President Joe Biden on July 2, will make an advisory council that will coordinate research and services for those affected by Parkinson’s Disease. This bill will bring an advisory council in that will write a national... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement regarding the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13: “Like all Americans, I was shocked and horrified by the assassination attempt on President Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania. I am so thankful that President Trump survived this attack and I conveyed that to him personally. However, I am heartbroken that one individual was killed and others were critically injured while simply... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she is looking forward to this week’s Republican National Convention and offered praise for today’s announcement of a vice presidential pick, her Senate colleague J.D. Vance of Ohio. “This week, Republicans — led by President Trump — will present our ideas to the nation that can jumpstart our economy, secure our border, and ensure America is strong and respected around the world,” Capito said Monday afternoon in a statement shared on social... Read More

Officials from both sides of the Ohio River celebrated Friday following the announcement that nearly $90 million was awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation to fully replace the deteriorating Market Street Bridge. The $87.5 million awarded to the WVDOT’s Division of Highways comes from the federal Bridge Investment Program, a “competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficient and outdated bridges and ease the national bridge repair backlog,” according... Read More

Lawmakers across southern West Virginia expressed their condemnation of violence after an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump and the death of a rally attendee on Saturday during a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Gov. Jim Justice spoke during an online briefing Monday about the assassination attempt. Justice said he plans to attend the Republican National Convention today. “I’ve got some stuff to talk to you about today,” Justice said. “I never dreamed in my life what we saw... Read More

In the wake of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday, several West Virginia officials have spoken out against political violence, calling for a return to decency and civility. Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet on Saturday during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, an attack that killed one bystander and wounded two others. On Monday morning, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice addressed state residents, condemning the attack and showing his support for Trump,... Read More

A group of 26 Republicans led by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about the impact of the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0, which sets new emission standards for coal, oil and gas-fired generating units.  “The final rule targets coal and new natural gas-fired electric generation, exacerbating concerns with the reliability of the electric grid,” the members write in their letter. “As such, we request... Read More

Officials from both sides of the Ohio River celebrated Friday following the announcement that nearly $90 million was awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation to fully replace the deteriorating Market Street Bridge. The $87.5 million awarded to the WVDOT’s Division of Highways comes from the federal Bridge Investment Program, a “competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficient and outdated bridges and ease the national bridge repair backlog,” according... Read More

In an increasingly divided Congress and despite disagreements with President Joe Biden over public policy, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito was pleased to see two bills she supported with Democratic colleagues make it to the President’s desk for his signature. Speaking on a virtual briefing with reporters from her offices on Capitol Hill, Capito, R-W.Va., celebrated the signing by Biden of the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act on July 2, and... Read More

Officials from both sides of the Ohio River celebrated Friday following the announcement that nearly $90 million had been awarded to the West Virginia Department of Transportation to fully replace the deteriorating Market Street Bridge. The $87.5 million awarded to the WVDOT’s Division of Highways comes from the federal Bridge Investment Program, a “competitive grant program to assist the repair and replacement of deficient and outdated bridges and ease the national bridge repair backlog,”... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced $87.5 million to replace the Market Street Bridge in Brooke County. The bridge was closed in December after inspectors noted continued and unsafe deterioration. With Capito and other state officials, the West Virginia Department Of Transportation is taking the lead on the project. The funding is made possible through the Bridge Investment Program, which was signed into law in 2021. “Replacing the Market Street Bridge is a major win for the safety and... Read More

The Market Street Bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Stuebenville and Brooke County, will get $87.5 million in federal funds to replace it. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee announced the move Friday morning. “As we wrote and negotiated the infrastructure bill in the EPW Committee, we made it a priority to provide specific funding to repair and replace major bridges like... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and member of the Appropriations Committee, announced $87.5 million to replace the Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River in Brooke County. The funding for WVDOT Division of Highways comes through the Bridge Investment Program (BIP), which was established in the EPW Committee’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act that was included in the Infrastructure Investment and... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced today $87.5 million has been secured to replace the Market Street Bridge. The funding, to be channeled through the West Virginia Division of Highways, is being made available through the federal Bridge Investment Program, established through a portion of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “As we wrote and negotiated the infrastructure bill in the EPW Committee, we made it a priority to provide specific funding to repair and replace... Read More

A now-closed Northern Panhandle bridge is going to be replaced. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Friday an $87.5 million federal allocation to replace the Market Street Bridge over the Ohio River that connects Follansbee in Brooke County to Steubenville, Ohio. “Replacing the Market Street Bridge is a major win for the safety and future growth of West Virginia, and I’m proud to help deliver this significant amount of funding to address a critical infrastructure need... Read More

A Northern Panhandle bridge on the Ohio River will be replaced thanks to a federal grant. The Market Street Bridge in Brooke County has been closed since December. It will be replaced with $87.5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Friday. The 119-year-old suspension bridge has failing cables, and the West Virginia Division of Highways restricted weight on the bridge before closing it to traffic late last year. Residents looking to connect to... Read More

Nearly $90 million in federal funding has been secured to replace the Market Street Bridge, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced this morning. The funding — $87.5 million — to be channeled through the West Virginia Division of Highways, is being made available through the federal Bridge Investment Program, established through a portion of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “As we wrote and negotiated the infrastructure bill in the EPW... Read More