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  • According to a release from the office of Senator Joe Manchin, $516,228 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will go to two West Virginia housing authorities to help provide housing for West Virginians.“Thousands of West Virginians and millions of Americans are currently experiencing homelessness, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made this devastating issue worse. I’m pleased HUD is investing in opportunities in Beckley and Parkersburg to expand stable, accessible... Read More
  • "The President who caused the chaos at the border needed to be here. It just so happens here's two years and about $20 billion too late." Texas Gov. Greg AbbottPresident Joe Biden made his first visit to the southern border of Texas since becoming President today. Despite calling for Biden to visit Texas for many months, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was still critical of the visit.Appearing on FOX News, Abbott said Biden's visit was little more than a photo opportunity."President Biden’s border... Read More
  • The Biden Administration is trying to block new infrastructure spending from funding new highways. Thanks to a Senate intervention, major upgrades could be coming to a highway near you—but only if enough lawmakers follow through.The Administration’s plan to restrict new highways began after President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in 2021. Nineteen GOP Senators backed that spending blowout in hope of bringing home billions of dollars for state projects, specifically roads and... Read More
  • President Biden on Sunday made his first trip to the southern border since his election two years ago, seeking to blunt criticism that his immigration policies have been ineffective and increasingly less humane than he promised.This border town has become a symbol of the crush of migrants trying to enter the United States and of a system ill-equipped to handle them. Last month, El Paso’s mayor declared a state of emergency amid the increase in migrants, including dozens who slept on benches in... Read More
  • President Biden on Sunday made his first visit to the border since taking office, arriving at a city swamped by migrants amid a historic surge in illegal immigration and anger from both parties about how he is handling it.In a brief visit to El Paso’s busiest crossing and a migrant services support center, Mr. Biden acceded to demands by Republicans that he make the trip he had not taken for two years.But as he arrived in El Paso, he found himself under siege from all sides.Democrats and human... Read More
  • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginians must submit challenges to the Federal Communications Commission’s draft broadband coverage map before Friday.Residents can search the FCC’s draft map for a specific location, such as a home or business address, to view details on available broadband services.West Virginians can submit a location challenge, indicating an address is missing, or an availability challenge, indicating broadband availability is incorrect.Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley... Read More
  • CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A new law requires that all athletes who represent the United States in global competitions like the World Cup, Olympics or Paralympics receive equal pay and benefits in their sport.President Joe Biden signed the “Equal Pay for Team USA Act” into law on Thursday, Jan. 5.West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R) was the first to co-sponsor the bill, which was introduced by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). The bill passed the full Senate with unanimous support on Dec. 8,... Read More
  • January 06, 2023

    EPA Announces New WOTUS Rule

    Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration announced its much-anticipated final rule to establish a durable definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) after legal challenges and regulatory uncertainty marked the two previous administrations’ efforts.Judging from the immediate reaction, the administration appears to have fallen short of its goal.Key players both in and out of Congress took up positions for and against the rule that tracked earlier positions on the controversial efforts by... Read More
  • LOGAN, WV (WVNS) – Today, Friday, January 5, 2023, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) made comments commending the new collaboration between several health organizations to bring more opportunities for specialty care to southern West Virginia.During the event at the Logan Regional Medical Center (LRMC), leaders announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by LRMC, Mountain Health Network (MHN), Marshall Health (MH), and Scion Health that will allow the organizations to enhance... Read More
  • On Friday afternoon, local health providers announced a collaboration aimed at enhancing health care services in southern West Virginia.In a conference room brimming with excited chatter, Mountain Health Network, Marshall Health, and Logan Regional Medical Center announced they have partnered to improve access to specialty care in Logan and surrounding areas.Kevin Yingling is the president and CEO of Mountain Health Network. He said the agreement is aimed at providing care to rural areas and... Read More
  • Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $458,333 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding was made possible through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which passed the Senate and was signed into law in June of 2022, and will help expand... Read More
  • Three Preston County projects will receive funding from the federal budget.U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced that she secured a total of $250,950,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) measures for a variety of West Virginia projects.These earmarks, which Capito authored after having consulted and worked with entities and organizations across the state, were included in the Fiscal Year 23 federal funding bill that passed on Dec. 22.The Kingwood Water Works WISDOM Project... Read More
  • January 06, 2023

    Childhood cancer act renewed

    The Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act of 2022, legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Thursday.The bill reauthorizes the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, the most comprehensive childhood cancer bill ever passed by Congress, for another five years.The STAR Act, which was first passed in 2018 and signed into law later that year, helps advance pediatric cancer research... Read More
  • The Princeton Renaissance Theater project has been given a huge shot in the arm.“It’s a great step forward,” County Commissioner Greg Puckett, who has spearheaded the theater project, said of the $729,000 from the federal omnibus bill.Puckett said the money will allow the project to move forward, with an HVAC system and electrical wiring next on the agenda.A lot of work on what was once the LaVon Theater on Mercer Street has already been done, including gutting the building, framing up the... Read More
  • Earmarks have returned to Congress and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin — both Appropriations Committee members — have put out their lists of West Virginia earmarks included in the recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus bill.Capito’s earmarks total $250,950,000 and Manchin’s total $228,022,000. There is considerable overlap between their lists, as they made many of their requests jointly, but both lists include projects requested by just one or the other.Today we take a... Read More
  • Marshall University has been granted more than $1.6 million to train mental health providers for West Virginia schools.Senate Appropriation Committee members Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced today that the U.S. Department of Education Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program has granted the University $1,660,220. This funding will support the training of school-based mental health service providers to be employed in schools and local educational agencies across... Read More
  • Thursday, January 5, 2023, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore-Capito announced $1,660,220 from the U.S. Department of Education Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program for Marshall University.“It is more important than ever that we work together to ensure every West Virginia student has a safe and healthy learning environment, and strengthening school-based mental health services is a top priority of mine. I am pleased the Department of Education is investing more than... Read More
  • Marshall University is set to receive federal funding to support training of school-based mental health service providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies across West Virginia.Marshall will receive $1.6 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program.The program provides funding to establish innovative partnerships between institutions of higher education and local schools and educational agencies.The... Read More
  • At least one Republican is gearing up to fight the EPA’s new Waters of the U.S. rule.Senator Shelley Moore-Capito of West Virginia says she will tackle it through the Clean Water Act. She plans to introduce a Congressional Review Act Resolution to overturn the regulation. It would likely succeed in the Republican-controlled House and would only require a simple majority in the Senate.Because it is a resolution, Republicans could force a vote in the Senate despite opposition. Read More
  • Two local organizations will be able to continue their work in establishing Mountaineer Recovery Village in Kearneysville, thanks to recently awarded funds from the federal government.U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recently announced that Semper Liberi and Mountaineer Behavioral Health received $1.5 million in support of Mountaineer Recovery Village, a center that includes a variety of services aimed at helping patients recover from substance use disorders.This funding was made... Read More