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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United States Postal Service has decided to downgrade the Charleston Processing & Distribution Center to a Local Processing Center and transfer outgoing mail processing operations to Pennsylvania. A review of the Charleston P&DC in Southridge first began in November 2023. The USPS viewed the P&DC as a candidate facility to have operations relocated out of state. Now, it appears some operations will be heading to Pittsburgh, PA and Warrendale, PA. Workers with... Read More

Members of the U.S. Senate have introduced a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s border policies. Since President Biden took office, there have been more than 9.2 million illegal border crossings, the senators said. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, recently joined a group of 13 senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla), to introduce a resolution in the U.S. Senate denouncing the Biden... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after reviewing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) final decision for the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR). “I am disappointed that USPS has decided to move forward with plans to shrink the role of the Charleston facility. It is also very disappointing to see the number of jobs impacted by these changes has grown from USPS’s initial... Read More

Hydrogen energy producers are sounding the alarm after the federal government released new guidance on the implementation of the 45V tax credit. The credit, created in 2022 following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), incentivizes the production of hydrogen by reducing the tax burden on eligible producers.  The credit was crafted and signed into law with the express intent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting American industry through the scaling up of domestic... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United States Postal Service has decided to downgrade the Charleston Processing & Distribution Center to a Local Processing Center and transfer outgoing mail processing operations to Pennsylvania. A review of the Charleston P&DC in Southridge first began in November 2023. The USPS viewed the P&DC as a candidate facility to have operations relocated out of state. Now, it appears some operations will be heading to Pittsburgh, PA and Warrendale, PA. Workers with... Read More

An education program which is helping prepare future medical professionals recently received a boost when Bluefield State University was awarded a $7.145 million Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award to support the creation of a state-of-the-art health-care training facility at the BSU Medical Education Center, university officials announced Friday. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. submitted this Fiscal Year... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has been appointed to the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. Capito was appointed to the body by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. As a commissioner, Capito will assist the United States Semiquincentennial Commission and America250.org in “orchestrating the largest, most inclusive commemoration and celebration in American history,” a press release states. “I am honored to join the United States Semiquincentennial... Read More

BLUEFIELD — Bluefield State University will receive a $7.145 million Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award to support the creation of a state-of-the-art health care training facility at the BSU Medical Education Center, university officials announced Friday. The Fiscal Year 2024 CDS request was submitted by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. “Bluefield State has been an educational cornerstone in southern West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has announced more than $3 million in federal funding for West Virginia disaster relief. Sen. Capito announced on Thursday that $3,944,851.61 would be provided through the United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management. The funds will be used to continue recovery projects after severe flooding across the state in April... Read More

The Biden administration is creating regulatory confusion across the nation’s natural gas sector via haphazard implementation of the natural gas tax under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), says U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). More than a year and a half has passed since President Joe Biden signed the IRA — “the Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree” — into law, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved forward on implementing many of the IRA’s spending programs and... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced more than $3 million in federal funding for disaster relief in West Virginia. The funding, from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, is meant to aid recovery efforts after severe flooding in April 2018. The funds will go to the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management for ongoing recovery projects. FEMA also surveyed homes in Bridgeport affected by severe storms and flooding in August 2023. For more... Read More

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — A generous award will be given to Bluefield State University to help with their healthcare training facility at the BSU Medical Education Center (MEC). The award, which totals $7.145 million, is a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award that was submitted by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Senator Joe Manchin, and Congresswoman Carol Miller. “Bluefield State has been an educational cornerstone in southern West Virginia for generations. As the leading Republican on the... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia highlighted the significant impact of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the state in an op-ed published in The Dominion Post. Capito emphasized how NIH funding has transformed healthcare accessibility within West Virginia over the past decade, stating, "10 years ago, many West Virginians had to leave the state to get treatment for certain diseases, illnesses, or other medical issues. That is not the case today thanks in part to... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - Bluefield State University will receive $7.145 million in congressionally directed spending to support the creation of a health care training facility at the school’s medical education center. That’s according to a release from the university. The funds will be used to create two wings at the medical education center that will feature expanded classrooms, lab space and offices. The school currently offers a variety of health care programs at the school including... Read More

MORGANTOWN — A single question vexed business leaders, political officials and educators Wednesday at the Focus Forward Conference. “What we’re all trying to figure out is, is it going to run our lives,” Gayle Manchin, co-founder of the Focus Forward conference, said. “Or, are we going to run it? Is it going to be a combination somewhere in between?” Over 500 guests registered for Focus Forward, which was held at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place to try and wrangle the topic. The... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) has revealed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing resources to the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management for disaster relief efforts in the state. The funding, amounting to $3,944,851.61, is aimed at supporting ongoing recovery projects following a major weather disaster that occurred in April 2018. In a statement, Senator Capito highlighted the importance of such funding for... Read More

MORGANTOWN – If you’re stressed about the potential demise of TikTok (or maybe delighted), don’t be, Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito said Wednesday. It will continue – under a different owner and – maybe, who knows – a different name. The senators both mentioned the TikTok bill pending in Congress during separate appearances at Wednesday’s Focus Forward symposium, organized by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The... 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

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. – 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