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(WTRF) – Lawmakers in Washington continue to try and pass some kind of infrastructure package, but it isn’t proving easy. Earlier this week the Senate Republicans voted down the latest attempt to move forward on a package, saying that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was trying to rush the process. Keep in mind, there was no actual bill put forth to read prior to the vote. We spoke to West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito about the negotiations, who has been front and center for... Read More

FAIRMONT — The Clarksburg Water System received a boost from Washington on Friday. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. David McKinley, R-D-1, urged the head of the Environmental Protection Agency to address the elevated levels of lead found in the drinking water of homes served by city water. "We were concerned to learn of the elevated levels of lead in drinking water in certain homes in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Ensuring the safety of all of the... Read More

CLARKSBURG — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito made two stops in Harrison County on Friday. The Republican senator toured the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division and the Fairmont State University Aviation Center for Excellence. At the FBI facility, Capito got a first-hand look inside the command and technology centers and received a briefing on CJIS’ National Instant Criminal Background Check System. In June, CJIS staff conducted 3,054,726 NICS checks making... Read More

WASHINGTON — The $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill proposed by the Biden Administration is “outrageous,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito said during a virtual press conference Thursday the “social and human infrastructure” package the Democrats are pushing for will cause more inflation. “We have no idea what it is,” she said of the proposal, details of which have not been fully revealed. “It is an outrageous amount of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAZ) - A former Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Director and West Virginia Health Officer has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the next Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday that Dr. Rahul Gupta’s nomination can only help the state. “During his time in West Virginia, Dr. Gupta led the way in our battle against the opioid crisis – something that has and continues to touch the... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $452,000 for a research project at West Virginia University. The funding will go to study new catalysts to convert carboxylic acids to value-added compounds and provide research experience to future teachers in West Virginia. The award was announced by West Virginia's two U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito. The research project will also encourage future careers in... Read More

NEW RIVER GORGE, W.Va (NewsNation Now) — When Kyle Kent isn’t teaching high school social studies, you can find him scaling the Appalachians as a mountain guide. “It only took a couple of days for me to realize ‘Oh wow, I love this place and I think I want to make this home.’ It came real quick, as you can see here, it’s breathtaking and it came real quick,” said Kent who co-owns Appalachian Mountain Guides. But, since it’s become a national park,... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tyler County’s public service district was among three in West Virginia to receive money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program on Wednesday. U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin were able to secure more than $4.5 million in loans and nearly $3.5 million from the program for West Virginia. The Tyler County Public Service District received a $2,019,000 in loans and a $965,000 grants to... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $4,519,000 in loans and $3,465,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. This funding will be used to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and eliminate outdated pipes and service lines to... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,249,080 to the West Virginia Adjutant General’s Office through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday. This funding is directed to reimburse the state of West Virginia’s emergency... Read More

MARTINSBURG — Last week, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $16,643,270 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Head Start and Early Head Start programs across West Virginia. According to an official press release, $5,133,451 was given to fund the Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Eastern Panhandle through the Eastern Panhandle Instructional Cooperative. According to... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Greta Van Susteren traveled to Morgantown, West Virginia to interview Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) about the opioid epidemic for Gray Television’s “Full Court Press with Greta Van Susteren” airing Sunday, July 4, 2021. The special episode is part of Gray TV’s Bridging the Great Health Divide Initiative. Van Susteren also visited WVU Medicine Center for Hope and Healing in Morgantown, where she interviewed founder of Ascension RS... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several early childhood education programs in West Virginia will get $16.6 million in federal funding. The state’s U.S. senators announced the new funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs on Wednesday. The largest amount, nearly $6.9 million, will go to the Northern Panhandle Head Start Inc. organization. There is $5.1 million for the Eastern Panhandle Instructional Cooperative, and less than $2 million each for Upshur Human Resources Inc.,... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WOAY) – U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito spent a day visiting the town of White Sulphur Springs, where she met with various local shop owners and focused her attention on making economic developments as well as other positive advancements in our mountain state. “The businesses in White Sulphur, the renaissance on Main Street on Main Street is just phenomenal. It’s a lot of private investment, it’s a lot of dedicated people who see the... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) — Both U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito and West Virginia Delegate Moore Capito paid a visit to Greenbrier County to take a look at the area’s revitalization. Senator Capito and company walked down main street in White Sulphur Springs, stopping at each business along the way and getting to know business owners. Just a few days after the fifth anniversary of the Thousand Year Flood, Senator Capito was in awe of how far the area has come... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WOAY) – West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito pays tribute to the eight people of White Sulphur Springs who died during the 2016 flood. Senator Capito presented Mayor Bruce Bowling and City Manager Lloyd Haynes with an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.  Capito was also given updates on flood recovery efforts–many still rebuilding their lives five years later. Senator Capito said, “It was so sudden and so devastating, but unless you... Read More

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation on Wednesday to help attract talent into communities and boost the local economy through the support of post-graduation scholarships. Used by foundations as a type of charitable grant to attract workers with in-demand skills to specific regions, post-graduation scholarships allow individuals who have completed a degree or technical program to pay off a portion of their student... Read More

WASHINGTON — West Virginia’s U.S. senators on Thursday — both of whom have been on the front lines of infrastructure negotiations — weighed in on the bipartisan deal hammered out in Washington D.C. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and other Democrat and Republican senators were in talks with President Joe Biden on the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure proposal they reached. The president has signed off on the plan, which was developed through the initial work by Sen.... Read More

A $2.9 million Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance grant has been appropriated to the Raleigh County Public Service District for construction of a new water treatment plant to support business expansion. This Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant, to be matched with $6.6 million in local funds, is expected to create 22 jobs, retain 397 jobs and generate $4 million in private investment. “As Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin both spent time with members of the West Virginia press Thursday to talk about voting and infrastructure legislation. On Wednesday, Senate Republicans used the filibuster to block S1, the For the People Act dealing with federal oversight of state voting laws, to the floor for a debate, effectively killing it. Both senators had opposed it for different reasons. Capito again Thursday repeated her view that S1 was an “enormous... Read More