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CHARLESTON — West Virginia is getting an infusion of federal dollars to help the state with its massive substance abuse crisis. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the state more than $14 million to curb abuse of opioids. The state Department of Health and Human Resources announced Monday it plans to use the grant for medication-assisted treatment to gradually step down drug abusers off heroin, OxyContin and other strong opioids. “Using... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected a procedural motion on the Green New Deal, an effort to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and address the nation’s top environmental concerns including climate change. Republicans forced the vote, in which all 53 Republicans voted against the motion. Democrats Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Doug Jones of Alabama and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona opposed the measure, as did independent Angus King of... Read More

PARKERSBURG — Three U.S. senators from Ohio and West Virginia support the public release of the special counsel’s report on the Russian interference in the 2016 election. “As I’ve said consistently, I believe the report should be made public, with important exceptions for grand jury or classified information, and I hope the attorney general provides as much information to the public as he possibly can, as soon as he can,” Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio,... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more than $1 million for the West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation through HRSA’s Healthy Start Initiative.  The funding aims to improve the health of mothers and children before, during, and after pregnancy through education, resources, and support, the release said.  “Alarmingly, maternal mortality rates are on the rise in... Read More

These days, quite a few politicians seem to believe the key to success is pandering to one’s so-called “core constituency.” It appears most Democrats consider that to be the 20-30 percent of the people with very liberal views, while most Republicans appeal to the 20-30 percent with very conservative outlooks. What about the 40-60 percent of us stuck in the middle? Anyone remember old-fashioned values such as constituent service and politics being the art of... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — The Kanawha County Board of Education is receiving about $1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse the board for temporary classrooms bought after the 2016 floods that destroyed Herbert Hoover High School. The funding from the agency's public assistance program was announced Friday by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. “Almost three years later, communities across... Read More

WASHINGTON (WDTV) - West Virginia Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given West Virginia over $14.6 million to fight the state's opioid epidemic. “West Virginia has been at the frontlines of the fight against the opioid epidemic and is now ground zero for recovery efforts," Manchin, a Democrat, said. "This funding will enable West Virginia to provide our citizens with the help that they need in... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education will receive more than $1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as reimbursement for the portable classrooms being used by Herbert Hoover High School. The announcement Friday by U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is related to the purchasing of the classrooms after the school building was destroyed in the June 2016 food. Clendenin Elementary School was also destroyed by... Read More

MONONGALIA, W.Va. - One of the nation's top experts on aging comes to West Virginia to learn about WVU's progress with Alzheimer's and Dementia research. National Institute on Aging Deputy Director, Doctor Marie Bernard, met with Senator Shelley Moore Capito and WVU research leaders Wednesday morning in Morgantown. Vice President and Executive Dean of Health Sciences, Doctor Dean Marsh, talked with Bernard and Capito about the major breakthroughs the team of doctors has made with... Read More

MONONGALIA, W.Va. - Monongalia County 5th grade girls are learning how to be confident and successful community leaders. Senator Shelley Moore Capito brought her West Virginia Rirls 'Rise Up Program' to students at North Elementary School in Morgantown Wednesday morning. WVU Women's Gymnastic team members joined the senator teaching students about education, physical well being and self confidence. Capito says reaching out to young girls and giving them confidence is critical at... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) is the first female U.S. Senator in West Virginia’s history. She followed her father's journey into public office, but she has made a name for herself. Ever since she was a little girl, Capito could remember her earliest memories about government politics. “I remember as a young girl riding in parades, going to political dinners and listening to speeches...and I think that ignited an interest for me,” said... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito brought the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging to WVU on Wednesday to give her a look at WVU’s cutting-edge Alzheimer’s research and to give WVU researchers a look at grant opportunities and other projects across the country. Capito and Dr. Marie Bernard of the NIA — part of the National Institutes of Health — had a sit-down chat before Bernard’s presentation and a tour of the Rockefeller... Read More

The two U.S. senators from West Virginia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have joined a bipartisan group to introduce legislation which aims to produce better Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mapping dealing with broadband. Manchin and Capito, the co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, was joined in their introduction of the legislation by Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the other co-chair of the broadband caucus, and John Hoeven, R-N.D. In short,... Read More

MARTINSBURG — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Karl Schultz, came to the Eastern Panhandle for a tour of the three Coast Guard offices in the Eastern Panhandle on Friday. For Capito, the visit offered an opportunity to display the accomplishments of the West Virginian Coast Guard offices. The visit enabled Schultz to observe the work being done at each facility, and he thanked staff for their hard work. “It’s really... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, paid a visit to the USCGC Osage on Friday afternoon as the vessel docked along Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington. Schultz was joined by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., who both sit on congressional committees that oversee and fund the Coast Guard’s mission. The Osage, a buoy tender stationed out of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh metro area, is a classic... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Code like a girl is one of Senator Shelley Moore Capito's initiatives for 2019 with one particular act. Senator Capito along with other senators which includes, Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) have joined in introducing the Building Blocks of Stem Act. This act is expected to create and expand more STEM education initiatives for the National Science... Read More

Last Monday’s announcement that social media giant Facebook will lay a heavy-duty fiber optic cable across West Virginia was truly big news. Now, state officials should prepare to capitalize on it. It was appropriate that U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined state officials and Facebook representatives in revealing the plan. Capito has been a national leader in efforts to extend high-speed internet facilities to underserved areas like our state. Facebook’s plan... Read More

West Virginia’s Senators are pulling in a big contribution to fight a serious disease. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, announced that the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has awarded nearly $430,000 to WVU’s neurological disorder clinical research program to study early Alzheimer’s Disease.  “Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that effects far too many West Virginians and Americans.  Since my first days as... Read More

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $429,880 to West Virginia University’s neurological disorder clinical research program, in order to study Early Alzheimer’s disease.  “Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that effects far too many West Virginians and Americans," said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. "Since my first days as Governor, I have also been a big supporter of studying this disease, so that we can protect and care for, both... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia received a like from Facebook Monday as it announced a substantial effort to expand broadband access across the state. Representatives from Facebook joined Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., at a press conference Monday morning in the Governor’s Reception Room. “It’s going to be probably without question the biggest initiative we’ve had in this state forever,” Justice said. Facebook... Read More