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West Virginia’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) proposal has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and funding will soon be awarded to help all state residents have access to high-speed internet. The BEAD funding approval, first announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV, on November 20, and later by Governor Patrick Morrisey, will reportedly help 73,000 unserved and underserved state residents access high speed... Read More

West Virginia’s application to access a portion of $1.2 billion in federal broadband dollars was approved, paving the way for expansion of high-speed internet to unserved and underserved parts of the state. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved the use of $546 million through the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program to connect more than 73,000 residents to last-mile broadband. “Today is really a... Read More

A plan with almost $546 million going into 142 projects aimed at connecting over 73,000 West Virginia locations unserved or underserved by high-speed internet will increase citizens’ access to more opportunities for education, health care and jobs, federal and state leaders announced Friday. Thursday night, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of both the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations Committees, and Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says West Virginia’s final proposal for federal funding under a broadband expansion program has been approved for nearly a half billion dollars. The okay of the state’s plan came Thursday from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. An exact funding amount was not announced. “I am thrilled that West Virginia’s BEAD plan has been approved by the Department of... Read More

West Virginia is one step closer to improved broadband. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, (R-W.Va.) announced Thursday that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved West Virginia’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. This means that the state can soon begin awarding its funding through the BEAD program to deploy high-speed internet networks. “I am thrilled that West Virginia’s BEAD plan has been approved by the... Read More

West Virginia is one step closer to improved broadband. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, (R-W.Va.) announced Thursday that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved West Virginia’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. This means that the state can soon begin awarding its funding through the BEAD program to deploy high-speed internet networks. “I am thrilled that West Virginia’s BEAD plan has been approved by the... Read More

West Virginia’s final application for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) program has been approved, according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. West Virginia submitted its final proposal for the federal internet expansion program in September, aiming to bring broadband coverage to 74,000 new locations in the state. “I am thrilled that West Virginia’s BEAD plan has been approved by the Department of Commerce,” Capito said. “This means West Virginia is another step... Read More

The concurrent resolution passed by the U.S. Senate that recently ended the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history provides funding through Jan. 30, 2026. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaking with reporters Thursday, said that Senate Republicans have a plan to pass a batch of appropriations bills shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday intended to take the pressure off the upcoming deadline. In addition to the continuing resolution, Congress OK’d three full-year... Read More

Legislation led by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) would ensure states could better verify that only American citizens are voting in federal elections. The Citizen Ballot Protection Act, S. 3177, which Sen. Capito cosponsored alongside seven other Republicans, would codify the ability of states to require that an applicant provide proof of American citizenship when registering to vote via mail-in application. “The right to vote, which is a cornerstone of our democracy, is a distinct honor... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a senior leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Friday, highlighted Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards she supported that were included in the recently passed Appropriations bills— Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Additionally, full-year funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program... Read More

The federal government might be shut down until the end of Wednesday, but U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin received a crash course on West Virginia coal and manufacturing sectors with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Zeldin and Capito were in Charleston Wednesday morning for a roundtable discussion at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse with Gov. Patrick Morrisey, legislative leaders, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and representatives of the coal, natural gas, and... Read More

When you reflect on the history of the Mountain State, the words “West Virginia” and “energy” are inextricably linked. Coal was first discovered in West Virginia in 1742, natural gas was first struck in 1815, and the state’s first oil-producing well was completed in 1860. Each of these discoveries happened before West Virginia was recognized as the nation’s 35th state. In fact, West Virginians were enjoying public electric streetlamps a full three years before electric lights were installed in... Read More

Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a senior leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards she supported that were included in the recently passed Appropriations bills— Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Additionally, full-year funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin toured several West Virginia energy and manufacturing facilities Wednesday, highlighting what they said are the benefits of recent Republican-led policy changes. Capito, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Zeldin visited Kanawha, Putnam, and Mason counties, including the John Amos Power Plant in Winfield, the Toyota Motors Manufacturing West Virginia plant in... Read More

The federal government might have been shut down the last several weeks, but U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin received a crash course on West Virginia coal and manufacturing sectors with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Zeldin and Capito were in Charleston Wednesday morning for a roundtable discussion at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse with Gov. Patrick Morrisey, legislative leaders, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and representatives of the coal, natural gas,... Read More

The federal government might be shut down until the end of Wednesday, but U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin received a crash course on West Virginia coal and manufacturing sectors with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Zeldin and Capito were in Charleston Wednesday morning for a roundtable discussion at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse with Gov. Patrick Morrisey, legislative leaders, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and representatives of the coal, natural gas, and... Read More

The federal government might be shut down until the end of Wednesday, but U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin received a crash course on West Virginia coal and manufacturing sectors with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Zeldin and Capito were in Charleston Wednesday morning for a roundtable discussion at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse with Gov. Patrick Morrisey, legislative leaders, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and representatives of the coal, natural gas, and... Read More

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday on Newsmax after he said during a climate conference in Brazil that President Donald Trump's plan to open six new offshore oil leases along California's coast was "dead on arrival." Zeldin told "Rob Schmitt Tonight" that Newsom should focus on fixing California's problems instead of campaigning abroad. "Maybe instead of Gov. Gavin Newsom spending his... Read More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin received a crash course on West Virginia coal and manufacturing sectors with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Zeldin and Capito were in Charleston Wednesday morning for a roundtable discussion at the Robert C. Byrd Courthouse with Gov. Patrick Morrisey, legislative leaders, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the coal, natural gas, and manufacturing industries in the state. Later Wednesday, Zeldin and Capito... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both Republicans, celebrated the Senate’s passage of a funding package late Monday that will reopen the federal government and end the 41-day shutdown, though both lamented the political gridlock that caused the delay. The Senate approved a final measure that includes a clean continuing resolution to fund the government through Jan. 30, 2026, and three full-year appropriations bills: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies;... Read More