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The federal government has awarded $1 million each to West Virginia International Yeager Airport and Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley. Charleston Yeager Airport (CRW) will receive $1 million under the Airport Terminal Program (ATP) for a series of projects to upgrade its 1950s terminal building, improve Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and install a new roof.Yeager Airport Director & CEO, Dominique Ranieri, said improving terminal facilities will make for a better... Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear touted new federal policy guidance for how states might allocate infrastructure funding during a Feb. 27 address at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.Spear discussed guidance from the Federal Highway Administration that was updated in February. The agency has a role in overseeing funds approved in 2021’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ActThe update came about a... Read More

WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has asked the CEO of Norfolk Southern to testify under oath about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, two congressional aides said.CEO Alan Shaw was asked to participate in a coming hearing hosted by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, according to a Democratic aide and a Republican aide.The committee — led by Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the top Republican on the committee — has not publicly... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Two airports in West Virginia are set to receive federal funding to aid in projects to upgrade terminals.Raleigh County Memorial Airport in Beckley and West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston will each receive $1 million through the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Terminal Program, which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.At Raleigh, funding will be used to expand the airport terminal to accommodate a 50 seat hold room, accessible... Read More

BUFFALO, W.Va. (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito traveled to Putnam County last week, visiting the Toyota Manufacturing Plant as well as other area businesses.“Toyota has been a force in West Virginia, and operations in Buffalo are a source of pride for this community and our entire state,” Capito said. “I value the close relationship that we have maintained with leaders at Toyota over the years, and the progress they continue to make here in Putnam County.”At the plant, Capito met with... Read More

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is appropriating $2 million for two West Virginia airport projects, $ 1 million each for Raleigh County Memorial Airport and for West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston.The funding is made possible by FAA’s Airport Terminal Program (ATP), which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.The Raleigh County money will go toward the expansion of the airport terminal to... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) recently joined with colleagues to introduce the Supply Chain Disruptions Relief Act – legislation led by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) – to provide tax relief to auto dealers experiencing inventory shortages due to global supply chain issues. The bill would allow new vehicle dealers to delay the recognition of income triggered by the Last-In First-Out (LIFO) recapture for tax years 2020 and... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - According to a release sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), West Virginia will be receiving $36.2 million to upgrade essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure which protects public health and treasured water bodies through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.“Nearly half of the funding, which comes through this year’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), will be available as grants or principal forgiveness loans... Read More

Top Republicans on the congressional transportation committees applauded updated policy guidance related to the implementation of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law.A new memorandum from the Federal Highway Administration unveiled Feb. 24 affirmed state agencies’ active role in decision-making affairs specific to infrastructure projects.“Today is a win for states, communities and millions of Americans who stand to benefit from the flexibility provided in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs... Read More

The Biden administration on Friday replaced a controversial memo that guided how its primary highway agency handled the rollout of the 2021 infrastructure law, allaying Republican concerns—for now—about federal meddling in state transportation decisions.Shailen Bhatt, the recently installed head of the Federal Highway Administration, issued a new memo that explicitly recognized the authority of state agencies to decide how to spend federal highway money that Congress allocates to states based on... Read More

MILTON, W.Va. — More help is on the way for the town of Milton to address their issues of flooding.Milton will receive $190.7 million in federal funding for the Lower Mud River Flood Risk Management Project, all coming from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.Both U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin made the announcement of the additional funding for the flood reduction project Monday.“With recent flooding in the area, we were reminded of why the Lower Mud River flood control project... Read More

HUNTINGTON — The Milton floodwall project will receive $190.7 million from the fiscal year 2023 omnibus bill, West Virginia’s senators announced Monday evening.“Milton has an extensive history of severe flooding that puts lives and livelihoods at risk in the community. Just last year, flooding took a man’s life in Milton,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said in a statement announcing the amount of the appropriation.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is a ranking member of the Senate Environment and... Read More

House Republicans, who had promised to push through reforms to key environmental laws blamed for delaying new infrastructure and other projects, are moving a pair of proposals this week to revise the Clean Water Act and stop the Biden administration from doing things its own way.The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will begin marking up a Congressional Review Act joint resolution of disapproval tomorrow seeking to nullify the Biden administration’s definition of “waters of the United... Read More

A group of two dozen Republican-controlled states is suing the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the Biden administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule that the group is calling an overreach that could end up harming ranchers, farmers and homeowners.On Dec. 30, EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army announced a final rule establishing a durable definition of WOTUS to reduce uncertainty from changing regulatory definitions, protect public health and support economic opportunity.... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced last week legislation that seeks to provide more concise information for consumers and small businesses regarding cybersecurity insurance policies.The Insure Cybersecurity Act would direct the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to create a dedicated working group to develop recommendations for issuers, agents, brokers, and customers to improve communication over cybersecurity insurance... Read More

In an apparent end to a months-long tussle, the Federal Highway Administration has issued a guidance memorandum that makes it clear that each state has the principal role in deciding how to spend the billions of federal road and bridge dollars from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that are distributed by formula.The memo, issued Feb. 24, replaces a controversial December 2021 FHWA guidance document that congressional critics said put too much emphasis on using IIJA formula funds... Read More

The Biden administration is giving up its effort to push states to use a large chunk of their new infrastructure money in ways that match Democrats’ climate goals, such as fixing existing highways rather than building new ones.The Federal Highway Administration issued a new policy memo on Friday that rescinds previous language it had sent to states in December, which had urged them to use money from the 2021 infrastructure law on “fix it first” programs. The December 2021 guidance drew the ire... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVVA) - Leaders in the Ukraine are pushing for a victory in 2023 on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion.Since the start of the war last year, it has been Europe’s biggest and most deadly war since WWII.On the anniversary, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, (R) West Virginia, released a statement in strong support of the Ukraine. “Today marks the one year anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The people of Ukraine have been steadfast... Read More

BUFFALO, W.Va. — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., toured Buffalo’s Toyota plant Wednesday, taking in a time of change at one of the state’s manufacturing success stories.Since the Toyota plant came online in Buffalo 26 years ago, it has seen 11 significant expansion or investment projects on its way to employing approximately 2,000 workers who manufacture one million engines and transmissions annually.Between November 2021 and February 2022, the plant announced $313 million in new investments... Read More

BLUEFIELD — A $1 million federal grant will boost a project the City of Bluefield is planning to provide better roads and access between the East End and downtown Bluefield.U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made the announcement Thursday.Capito is Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and both are members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The funding is for the “West Virginia Department of Transportation to support... Read More