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  • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – On March 27, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), hosted Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Morgantown, W.Va. for a series of visits at West Virginia University (WVU) to highlight the work being done at the university through NIH funding. During the visit, Senator Capito and Director... Read More
  • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — State officials, educators and industry leaders gathered Wednesday in Morgantown for the sixth annual Focus Forward conference. This year’s conference featured a wide variety of speakers who each explored how emerging technologies related to artificial intelligence have impacted and will continue to impact the ways West Virginians learn, live and work. Speakers not only discussed the rapidly evolving tech of AI itself, but also touched on issues of internet... Read More
  • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito visited West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Campus Wednesday alongside the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Monica Bertagnolli. During the visit, Bertagnolli gave a presentation titled “Visions for Enhancing the Nation’s Health,” which discussed the overall health in West Virginia and the U.S. and what can be done to improve it. “West Virginia is one of the most important places I could think of to really... Read More
  • WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Monday wrote EPA Administrator Michael Regan outlining what she sees as significant legal and economic concerns with the agency’s proposed tax on natural gas producers. The tax is being implemented as part of the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” targeting American energy workers and employers, Capito said in a news release. “Together with other policies like the ‘pause’ on approvals of liquefied natural gas... Read More
  • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — During a visit to Morgantown on Wednesday, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Monica Bertognolli toured WVU’s Cancer Institute and WVU Medicine’s Lung Cancer Mobile Screening Unit, also known as LUCAS. The mobile unit was located in the parking lot of the WVU Health Sciences Center, and was open for the public to come tour. LUCAS is the only fully mobile unit of its kind in the nation and offers a full-sized CT Scan. The... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia National Guard will reap big benefits from the recently approved federal budget. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito were able to secure $34 Million in military construction funding and $7 million in defense funding secured through the appropriations packages passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 9 and 23, 2024. “We have a wide range of projects that are going to go across the state of West Virginia,” said Lt.... Read More
  • U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke at the 911 Emerging Technologies Symposium in Charleston, West Virginia. The event aimed to help telecommunicators from county 911 centers and featured 19 vendors with new equipment and technologies. The focus was on moving to Next Generation 911 (NG911) for precise location accuracy and faster call-answering times. According to West Virginia NENA Chapter President Russell Emrick, five counties have started upgrading to NG911, with the goal of enabling all 55... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia National Guard will receive more than $34 million in military construction funding and $7 million in defense funding secured through the bipartisan appropriations packages passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. The funding, which was supported by both Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, will increase the capabilities and readiness of the more than 6,500 soldiers, airmen and civilian employees in the West Virginia... Read More
  • GRAFTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., hosted her 31st West Virginia Girls Rise Up event at Anna Jarvis Elementary School in Grafton Tuesday. Capito, joined by Miss Morgantown Sarah Lojewski, brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to fourth graders at Anna Jarvis to promote female empowerment, education, fitness and self-confidence. “I started thinking about the things in my life that have really been helpful to me, and I try to relate it to what I felt like when... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin delivered remarks Tuesday at the West Virginia 911 Conference symposium in Charleston where officials had the chance to talk about the next steps when it comes to emergency response. An upgrade called “Next Generation 911” would allow people to send texts, photos and video to help telecommunicators with information straight from the scene. Senator Capito also took time to say thank you to the ones who are on the other end... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, DC (WOAY) – A second package of bills that will keep the federal government funded and avoid a shutdown was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden at the last minute last week. That package also includes tens of millions of dollars for additional projects in Southern West Virginia. Several local organizations are getting money to build and improve facilities. The Summers County Commission will receive $3,000,000 to renovate and expand the emergency department of... Read More
  • CHARLESTON — Telecommunicators from county 911 centers around West Virginia gathered Tuesday in Charleston to hear about state and federal efforts to support their work. The inaugural 911 Emerging Technologies Symposium at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel was put on by the West Virginia National Emergency Number Association (NENA), the West Virginia Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and the West Virginia Enhanced 911 Council. The symposium had 19 vendors showcasing... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The collapse of a Baltimore bridge is on the minds of emergency first responders in West Virginia as work continues to expand 911 services across the state. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after a cargo ship crashed into it. At least six people from a nearby construction crew were believed to be in the Patapsco River as dive teams search the water. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) each delivered... Read More
  • GRAFTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) stopped by Anna Jarvis Elementary School Tuesday afternoon to help inspire young girls in Taylor County. Capito said she wants young girls to believe that they can do anything that they want to. “I think what you’re gonna see is West Virginia girls are gonna rise up, that’s what this program’s about and that’s why we’re here at Jarvis Elementary to talk to them,” she said. The visit was part of the 31st “West Virginia Girls Rise Up”... Read More
  • To cut millions of dollars in costs for U.S. companies that produce critical defense materials, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a bipartisan bill that would remove the 15 percent tariff on imports of titanium sponge, a product made into materials that become components of military fighter aircraft, submarines, satellites, and other defense technologies. “West Virginia is known for its manufacturing capabilities and has a proud tradition of involvement within the titanium... Read More
  • CHARLESTON — A new rule by President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency aimed at increasing the numbers of electric vehicles on the road has several of West Virginia’s political leaders shocked. On Wednesday, the EPA announced its final pollution standards for commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and light and medium-duty vehicles affecting models to be built between 2027 and 2032. The standards are aimed at encouraging the production of more efficient gasoline-powered vehicles, as... Read More
  • Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package, which included the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bills. The six funding... Read More
  • Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package, which included the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Defense; Financial Services and General Government; Homeland Security; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Legislative Branch; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bills. The six funding... Read More
  • ELKINS, W.Va. — A new $4 million broadband expansion initiative in one of the most underserved areas of the state has been announced. The Woodlands Route 33 Middle/Last Mile Fiber Deployment Project will connect communities in Randolph and Tucker counties. The project is partially funded through the Partnerships for Opportunity, Workforce, and Economic Revitalization (POWER) program managed by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and co-chair Gayle Manchin. “It is about the beauty of our... Read More
  • ELKINS – Federal, state and local officials gathered Friday morning to announce a new high-speed internet initiative to serve rural communities in Randolph and Tucker counties. “This is so essential and so important to this region,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R- W.Va., said at the beginning of the announcement event. “I just want to say congratulations. It’s not going to be easy, but I can’t wait until we can stop talking about how we need to connect us all, you know. Because that will mean that... Read More