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West Virginia will receive an additional $42 million for flood relief from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin and U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced the grant in Thursday news releases. Thursday's announcement of the additional $42,383,000 award, combined with the previous $107 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster grant, brings the state's total funding in response to the storm to about $149 million,... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $8,037,121 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to support Head Start programs in Williamson, Bluefield, Beckley, Oceana and Moorefield.“Our children in West Virginia deserve the best education resources available,” Senator Manchin said.“This grant money will ensure the success of early childhood... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a budget hearing this week, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito praised the Bureau of the Fiscal Service office in Parkersburg and invited Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to come see it himself.The Republican senator from West Virginia also supported a Department of Transportation budget that increased funding for Essential Air Service — which subsidizes commercial flights at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport — by $5 million over the House of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday West Virginia will receive an additional $42.4 million for ongoing flood relief efforts following the June 2016 flood that claimed 23 lives.The money, which will help in the construction of new homes for flood victims, will come through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).A news release from Capito’s office said... Read More

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are among a bipartisan group of senators who have signed onto legislation that would expand and reform coverage under the ages-old G.I. Bill.Manchin and Capito are among senators who have joined with Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia, in introducing the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017. The legislation is named after... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two West Virginia airports will receive federal funds to make terminal and runway repairs.U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced more than $11.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for Yeager Airport in Charleston and Tri-State Airport in Huntington.“That’s for Taxiway A improvements, roof improvements, some lighting improvements on the taxiways,” said Yeager Airport Director... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hopes the federal government will get behind a proposal to create a regional ethane storage hub somewhere in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia now that U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is aware of the idea.Capito held a roundtable discussion July 7 with Perry, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. and state Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher to talk about the economic possibilities for West Virginia if an ethane storage... Read More

WHEELING — A bill re-introduced in the U.S. Senate Wednesday would pay up to $50 a ton to entities capturing CO2 pollution from coal-fired power plants and other sources of carbon emissions.Sen. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., is among senators sponsoring the FUTURE Act — which stands for “furthering carbon capture, utilization, technology, underground storage and reduced emissions.”The bill would provide tax credits for the capture and sequestration of carbon emissions... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., joined a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday leading a push for a bill intended to balance the interests of the fossil fuel industry and the environmental community by increasing tax credits for carbon capture technology.The bill is called the FUTURE Act – for “Furthering carbon capture, Utilization, Technology, Underground storage and Reduced Emissions.” It was originally introduced in 2016 and Capito joined with... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recently announced $19,212,223 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for health centers throughout West Virginia.“Every West Virginia community deserves quality healthcare facilities and this funding will support the health centers that provide the primary and preventive care that many West Virginians rely on,” Manchin said. “I will continue to advocate for... Read More

WARDENSVILLE, W.Va. — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said he got a firsthand look at what he calls the “digital divide” when he visited West Virginia Monday.Ajit Pai was the guest of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito. They visited Wardensville in Hardy County where internet connectivity has allowed for new businesses in spring up. They then traveled to neighboring Hampshire County where getting high-speed internet is more of a... Read More

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Advocates of preserving a Civil War battlefield near Shepherdstown now have protected about 52 acres from development.The Jefferson County (W.Va.) Historic Landmarks Commission announced last week that it took title to 26 more acres of battlefield land through the assistance of the Civil War Trust, a nonprofit battlefield-preservation group.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Friday that an award of $44,525.95 in federal... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito continued the state’s congressional delegation’s push for an ethane storage hub to be located in the Appalachian region during a roundtable discussion Friday at WVU in Morgantown.Capito, who led the discussion, said it was important to have U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry there to hear the many advantages of having a storage hub in another part of the country.“This is good infrastructure development, job... Read More

Four Southern West Virginia community health centers have received more than $5.3 million in federal grants from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, according to members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation.In total, there is $19,212,223 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for health centers throughout West Virginia, according to a news release from U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito. Four grants total $5,322,448 and... Read More

Another harmful Obama-era rule has been eliminated by the Trump administration. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has repealed the Waters of the United States rule, a flawed job-killing measure that threatened farmers, miners and small businesses across the state and nation.This overly burdensome rule would have expanded the EPA’s authority over all the waters of the U.S., including dry branches and wet spots in one’s own yard or farm as small as a... Read More

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin have announced $663,347 in federal funding for seven fire departments in the state, including $286,343 for the Martinsburg Fire Department.The grants awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help the department replace breathing apparatus equipment with a new upgraded model.“Our dedicated local fire departments keep West Virginia communities safe,” Capito, R-W.Va., said in a... Read More

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Thursday around $800,000 in federal funding will go toward improving operations at airports in Marshall, Greenbrier and Upshur counties.The U.S. Department of Transportation grants will be given to the counties’ airport authorities to use for increasing safety and efficiency of terminal and runway operations.“Airports serve an important role in rural communities and I am glad these... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – West Virginia is on its way to having more wireless technology as Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced expanded broadband for three counties.Barbour, Randolph and Upshur Counties will receive three million dollars in federal funding to give fixed wireless broadband to over 3,500 households and businesses in the region.This will also provide broadband access to nearly 9,000 West Virginia residents and employers.Sen. Capito said this isn't just a win for those... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says $3 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help to provide broadband access in Barbour, Randolph and Upshur counties.According to Capito's office, the grant will be matched with $450,000 in local funds to deploy fixed wireless broadband to over 3,500 households and business in the Central West Virginia Development Association LLC.The funding may be used for leasing or acquiring... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced $3 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide broadband access in Barbour, Randolph and Upshur counties.The grant will be matched with $450,000 in local funds, bringing the total project to nearly $3.5 million.Funding will be used to deploy fixed wireless broadband to over 3,500 households and business in the tri-county region, providing broadband access to nearly 9,000... Read More