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West Virginia, which has long lagged behind on its aging bridges, stands to gain $506 million over five years in funding aimed at bridges.That comes under the historic Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection, and Construction Program under the federal infrastructure law passed by congress and signed by the president.“The infrastructure act is particularly important for West Virginia because it is going to provide us with about $500 million in new, additional... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s U.S. senators on Thursday reiterated their opposition to changing the Senate filibuster as the future of voting rights legislation remains unclear.   President Joe Biden went to the U.S. Capitol to encourage Senate Democrats to support changes. Such revisions would allow the split Senate to pass election measures with a simple majority.   Biden left the meeting uncertain about the bills’ future.   “The honest to God... Read More

MORGANTOWN – President Biden went to Georgia on Tuesday to try to drum up enthusiasm for federal “voting rights” legislation.  The dark symbolism cannot be avoided—the President making his case for a “lost cause” in the heart of the south.The Freedom to Vote Act, or whatever incarnation the President and Democrats are pushing now, will fail in the Senate if it comes to a vote.  Biden’s declaration that the nation must “choose democracy... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Secretary of State Mac Warner is applauding Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for standing firm in his opposition to efforts to eliminate the Senate filibuster.Manchin’s unwillingness to go along with the Democrat-backed plan to eliminate the Senate’s 60-vote threshold all but ensures the demise of a voting reform bill currently before the Senate, Warner said.“If the filibuster stays in place, they will not be able to get 10 Republicans to agree to... Read More

CHARLESTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Thursday reiterated her opposition to ending the filibuster.Capito said during a virtual press briefing the filibuster, which requires a 60-vote majority to end a debate on a bill before it goes to a vote, has been in effect for more than 200 hundred years.“What it does is slow things down in a good way,” she said. “It promotes bipartisanship.”Democrats are trying to end the filibuster or at least dismantle it to... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Talk of eliminating the filibuster continues to dominate Capitol Hill, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday.Capito, during a virtual press conference, predicted efforts to eliminate the filibuster so Democrats can pass voting rights legislation will ultimately be unsuccessful.“I believe it will fail,” she said. “I think (Senate Majority Leader) Chuck Schumer’s attempt will fail. He is supposedly going to be doing this all over... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday announced plans for a sheet steel mill in Mason County, with a record $2.7 billion investment from Nucor Corp. out of North Carolina.The mill is expected to be completed in 2024, bringing 800 “high-quality” manufacturing jobs, along with an additional 1,000 for construction, according to a press release from Justice’s office.Andy Malinoski, director of marketing and communications for the state Department... Read More

West Virginia’s congressional delegation is excited about the announcement of a $2.7 billion investment by a steel manufacturer, with several making reference to recent passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill meant to invest billions of federal dollars into upgrades.   U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito voted in favor of the infrastructure bill, along with Congressman David McKinley.   Nucor Corp. selected Mason County as the location for a... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As President Joe Biden on Tuesday pushed the U.S. Senate to change its rules in order to pass voting rights legislation, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Republican colleagues criticized possible revisions.The president at the Atlanta University Center announced his support for dropping the Senate filibuster so lawmakers could pass legislation on election matters with a simple majority. Biden’s speech came after months of private conversations with... Read More

CHARLESTON — Two new major manufacturing facilities in the state, one building electric school buses and the other making steel, were announced Wednesday, bringing hundreds of jobs and the biggest investment in the state’s history.Gov. Jim Justice announced that Nucor Corporation has selected Mason County as the location for a sheet steel mill, a record investment that will exceed $2.7 billion, making it the largest in West Virginia history, as well as the largest single investment... Read More

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WV News) — Nucor Corp. has confirmed it plans to build a new state-of-the-art sheet steel mill in Mason County.The $2.7 billion project was rumored to be the “major announcement” Gov. Jim Justice said he planned to deliver in his 2022 State of the State Address.“This is a landmark announcement in the history of our state,” Justice said. “Nucor’s brand new facility is going to be a key part of West Virginia’s DNA long into the... Read More

President Biden went to Georgia Tuesday to try to drum up enthusiasm for federal “voting rights” legislation.  The dark symbolism cannot be avoided—the President making his case for a “lost cause” in the heart of the south.The Freedom to Vote Act, or whatever incarnation the President and Democrats are pushing now, will fail in the Senate if it comes to a vote.  Biden’s declaration that the nation must “choose democracy over autocracy”... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five health centers in West Virginia will receive a total of $8.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.West Virginia’s two U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, announced the funding.“Providing the resources these facilities need is a crucial component to maintaining operations and helps our health professions do their jobs safely and efficiently,” Capito said in a news release.Manchin... Read More

As West Virginia’s congressional delegation continues to work for more research dollars for Mountain State institutions of higher learning, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have announced nearly $900,000 from the National Science Foundation for West Virginia University and Fairmont State University.At WVU, funding will go toward two projects: CAREER: Self-Consistent Density Estimates from Accelerometers for Improved Understanding, Modeling, and... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito chastised Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote to use the so-called “nuclear option” to change the Senate’s filibuster rules.Meanwhile, West Virginia's other senator remains in the spotlight as he still seems to be opposed to such a change as well.“If Democrats make the irresponsible decision to use the nuclear option and end the 60-vote requirement for bills to pass, the majority party, even... Read More

The Village of Beech Bottom has received another seven-figure boost from the Senate Appropriations Committee for its flood control project.The committee announced Tuesday that Beech Bottom will get $1,086,166 for the second phase of its flood control project.The village received the same amount from the committee for the project’s first phase.The funds are coming through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.The money will be used to construct... Read More

CHARLESTON — With arguments slated for next week before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and other Republican members of Congress have added their voices in opposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large businesses.Capito was one of 46 members of the U.S. Senate and 136 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – including 1st District Congressman David McKinley, 2nd District Congressman Alex Mooney, and 3rd District Congresswoman Carol Miller – who... Read More

WASHINGTON — One of West Virginia’s senators has joined 46 senators and 136 U.S. House members in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employers.That mandate, scheduled for enforcement beginning Jan. 10, requires private employers with more than 100 employees to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Friday in the case about whether to issue... Read More

CHARLESTON — With arguments slated for next week before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and other Republican members of Congress have added their voices in opposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for large businesses.Capito was one of 46 members of the U.S. Senate and 136 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – including 1st District Congressman David McKinley, 2nd District Congressman Alex Mooney, and 3rd District Congresswoman Carol Miller – who... Read More

WASHINGTON — One of West Virginia’s senators has joined 46 senators and 136 U.S. House members in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate on private employers.That mandate, scheduled for enforcement beginning Jan. 10, requires private employers with more than 100 employees to mandate the Covid-19 vaccine or weekly testing. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Friday in the case about whether to issue... Read More