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The U.S. Senate is back in session this week and one bill they will be talking about is the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization. The FAA reauthorization reauthorizes the FAA and related programs though the end of fiscal year 2017. "The FAA reauthorization provides for the safety of our flying public," said Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). "It also doesn't raise any fees or any additional taxes. It will also, I think help with preservation of rural air service, certainly in... Read More

West Virginia Republican Shelley Moore Capito lost both her parents to Alzheimer's disease within the last year and a half. On Tuesday, the senator shared her personal story with the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum. Her father died in January 2015 at 91, while her mother passed away in September 2014 at 88. “It manifested really differently, my mother was more gradual, my father had a super decline,” she said. “There’s not a book out... Read More

FAIRMONT — Professionals gathered at the Mon Power Research Center on Friday for a Lunch and Learn event with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito. Sponsored by the Women’s Network of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, the Lunch and Learn event drew local professionals in the area for a sit-down lunch and discussion with Capito, R-W.Va. Saira Blair, the youngest holder of an office elected in the United States, kicked off the event by greeting attendants. Blair was elected to serve as... Read More

POINT PLEASANT — “Mason County has flat land and a lot of it,” U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said at Thursday’s round table discussion at the Mason CountyEconomic Development Authority office. Though this may seem like an obvious statement to many who live in the area, it’s not so obvious to investors, which is what Capito and local officials hope to change. Capito went on to say there was no reason that a project similar to the one... Read More

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WTAP) Senator Shelley Moore Capito is making her rounds across the mountain state this week. She stopped in Point Pleasant Thursday to tour the Appalachian Railcar Services. The company is looking to expand in order to offer more job opportunities.New facilities are in the works, with the hopes of employing up to 50 people at the facilities in Point Pleasant and Hinton.Capito says West Virginia's coal industry is in a downturn, but something must be done about... Read More

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – In 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman ever elected to Congress. Since then over 300 women have served in these halls. A number many current women senators believe should be much greater. These are just five of the twenty women that are part of the current US Senate. “It’s a good group of women and I think we all take our job seriously,” Nebraska Senator Deb Fisher (R- NE) said. They’re mothers, grandmothers, sisters and... Read More

HINTON — At first glance, this river city may still look like a number of small towns across West Virginia. Faded signs, empty store fronts, older homes needing some tender loving car and other signs of days gone by. But if you start looking beyond any of the typical scenes in Hinton, you may stop seeing a small town hit hard by turbulent economies, you'll start to see a place growing and bustling with economic opportunity.With the completely revamped Ritz Theatre, the delicious smells... Read More

HINTON — In recent times, there have not been many days where there hasn't been a construction project happening at the Bluestone Dam. However, that shouldn't deter too many people from thinking any less of the structure for all of the benefits and protections it provides. "We are making the dam safer," said Dean Bonifacio, the dam's resource manager. After securing more funding for ongoing projects at the Bluestone Dam in December, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito stopped by Wednesday to see how... Read More

City officials in Bluefield are hoping to transform the old freight station on Bluefield Avenue into a small-business incubator with a focus on moving ideas and innovations into the marketplace. It is a worthy idea that merits support on the local, state and federal level. The 60,000 square foot facility served for many years as the former home of the Bluefield Area Transit. But it is now being marketed as a site for entrepreneurs with space available for manufacturing businesses ranging from... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced a federal grant of almost $1.4 million for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Wyoming County community of Matheny, WV. The funding, from the U.S. Department of health and Human Resources Administration for Children and Families, will allow MountainHeart Community Services Inc., in Matheny, to provide health, nutrition, education and social services in Wyoming County, according to a joint... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Director of the CDC and Prevention Dr. Tom Frieden says the opioid and heroin epidemic has spiraled out of control to the point where there’s no history to look back on. “We don’t have models because it’s unprecedented,” he said. “We’ve seen a four-fold in prescribing associated with a four-fold increase in deaths.” A conference call last week with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and National Drug... Read More

Long overdue Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe painkiller drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin have finally been released. While it took far too long for the CDC to issue this report, having guidelines in place is better than nothing. This is a good first start. Area lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., led the push for the new draft opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic... Read More

BLUEFIELD — A remote controlled lawnmower put through its paces Tuesday demonstrated just one of the many manufacturing activities that could call the city of Bluefield home. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., visited the Center for Applied Research and Technology Inc. (CART) off Bluefield Avenue. Located in the former headquarters of the Bluefield Regional Transit Authority, the building provides space for manufacturing entrepreneurs. “The center is called the Bluefield... Read More

BLUEFIELD — Learning about a new medication that helps victims of opioid drug overdoses to survive and have a second chance at life was on a senator’s agenda Tuesday when she visited Mercer County. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. started her day in Mercer County with a visit to a Naloxone training session at the Bluefield Rescue Squad. Naloxone is a medication used to help save victims of opioid drug overdoses. Capito recently introduced the Co-prescribing Save Lives Act,... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., sat in on a drug overdose training session in Bluefield on Tuesday, March 22 to help promote recently introduced federal legislation aimed at helping stem the national opioid drug epidemic. Capito attended a training session with the Bluefield Rescue Squad, where she watched how the opioid-reversing drug Naloxone is administered. The drug can reverse the effects of an overdose of heroin or other opium-based drugs. "We must fight the terrible opioid... Read More

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVVA) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R), along with other colleagues, stopped by the Bluefield Commercialization Center that is being run by the city of Bluefield. Senator Capito was even able to test out the first product manufactured there, which is a remote control lawn mower, and meet the engineers behind the project. "It was excellent that she is involved in our community,” says Engineer Derek Dotson. “It was nice that she had interest in what we were... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – On Tuesday Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV., visited the Bluefield Rescue Squad to watch how Noxolone, a potential life-saving drug used to reverse the effects of opiod overdose, is administered to patients. The visit comes after recently proposing the Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act. An act aimed at encouraging doctors to prescribe Noxolone along with opiod prescriptions. It's also aimed at making the drug more widely available to community... Read More

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVVA) – It only takes a few minutes for a person to die from an overdose, but thanks to the availability of naloxone, lives are being saved all over the state. “I think what we've realized is we've got a real problem here,” says Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R). We've got a huge drug epidemic, a huge growth in heroine and prescription drug abuse. We have one way to save lives and hopefully cause some recovery and treatment." By just using a device that is... Read More

BLUEFIELD — Combating West Virginia’s drug epidemic and promoting economic development were two issues on the agenda Tuesday for a visiting senator. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. started her stop in Mercer County with a visit to a Naloxone training session at the Bluefield Rescue Squad. Naloxone is a medication used to help save victims of opioid drug abuse. Capito recently introduced the Co-prescribing Save Lives Act, which encourages physicians to co-prescribe a... Read More

CANAAN VALLEY – There's growing support from West Virginia congressional leaders to build a new facility for the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Tucker County. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are committed to making this a priority. The Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1994. It works to preserve the unique wetlands and uplands of this high elevation and moist valley. Now there's discussion about maintaining its visitors center with a... Read More