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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is warning parents about the dangers of illicit fentanyl ahead of this Halloween.Capito (R-W.Va.) joined 12 other Republican Senators this week to release a Public Service Announcement about rainbow fentanyl targeting America’s youth. The drug comes in the form of pills that look like candy and powder that looks like sidewalk chalk.“All it takes is one pill or enough powder to fit on the tip of a pencil to poison and kill... Read More

WASHINGTON (WSAZ) – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is warning parents about the dangers of rainbow fentanyl heading into the Halloween trick-or-treat season.Capito and 12 fellow Republican senators released a Public Service Announcement (PSA) about the dangers of the pills that look like candy and powder that resembles sidewalk chalk.She said “the fentanyl crisis is wreaking havoc in West Virginia and communities throughout the nation and poisoning and killing Americans at... Read More

Parents are being warned about “rainbow fentanyl” that can look like candy and “powder” that looks like sidewalk chalk as Halloween approaches.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recorded a PSA (Public Service Announcement) this week, saying drug cartels are targeting America’s youth.The fentanyl crisis is wreaking havoc in West Virginia and communities throughout the nation and poisoning and killing Americans at record rates, she said.“The powerful drug... Read More

Parents are being warned about “rainbow fentanyl” that can look like candy and “powder” that looks like sidewalk chalk as Halloween approaches.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recorded a public service announcement (PSA) this week, saying drug cartels are targeting America’s youth.The fentanyl crisis is wreaking havoc in West Virginia and communities throughout the nation and poisoning and killing Americans at record rates, she said.“The powerful drug... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined her colleagues in a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Seileen Mullen about reduced reimbursements for TRICARE members.Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark) and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) led the letter seeking answers about TRICARE beneficiaries’ options for maintaining access to local pharmacies.The letter expresses concerns that Express Scripts will cut prescription reimbursements for 9.6... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced that WVU Potomac State College (PSC) will receive $92,000 to purchase equipment and supplies for the college's Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship (SAGE) Innovation Lab.This funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Sen. Capito.In total, Senator Capito secured $241,135,000 in direct spending... Read More

A group of Senate Republicans led by Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall will release a video Thursday warning parents across the country about the dangers of rainbow fentanyl, which the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warns looks like candy or sidewalk chalk.In the public service announcement (PSA) video, first obtained by the Daily Caller, Marshall and 12 other Republican senators warn parents to be on the lookout for the rainbow fentanyl as Halloween approaches. As of Aug. 2022, the DEA and... Read More

HUNTINGTON — A local expert stressed Wednesday the importance of brownfields projects for communities throughout West Virginia while testifying before a congressional committee.He said brownfields projects as small as building a fire department in Huntington or as big as cleaning up an industrial waste site along the Ohio River can make major impacts on their communities.But first, it needs to be better funded and an easier process for small communities. George Carico, director of... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WDTV) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was in Bridgeport and throughout North Central West Virginia on Monday.She was there to take part in a roundtable talk on economic development opportunities and projects at the North Central West Virginia Airport.While that held true, Capito (R-WV) did more than just visit and talk about the ongoing success at the NCWV Airport. Capito also made a stop to The Bridge Sports and Recreation Complex and went inside the $50 million... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito was in Bridgeport and throughout North Central West Virginia on Monday. And according to her press office, she was there to take part in a roundtable talk on economic development opportunities and projects at the North Central West Virginia Airport.While that held true, Capito (R-W.Va.) did more than just visit and talk about the ongoing success at the NCWV Airport. Capito also made a stop to The Bridge Sports and Recreation Complex and went inside the $50... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — On Oct. 3, U.S. Senator, Shelley Moore Capito gathered with local leaders at the North Central West Virginia Airport to discuss the economic development opportunities and ongoing projects.Capito mentioned that the NCWV airport plays a major role in future economic development and aerospace initiatives in West Virginia. Two current projects that are currently being worked on are the building of a new terminal and expansion of flight services.During the... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Congress isn’t back in session until after the midterm elections, but Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R.W.Va., is keeping busy during the break.On Monday, during a series of stops throughout the region, Capito met with local officials at North Central West Virginia Airport for a roundtable discussion focused on the airport’s ongoing projects and long-term goals.She heard from members of the Benedum Airport Authority, county commissioners and other... Read More

GASSAWAY, W.Va. (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Tuesday visited Mountaineer Food Bank in Braxton County, where she received a tour of the facility and met with the company’s leadership team to discuss expansion efforts.Created in 1981, Mountaineer Food Bank provides food and other household items to an emergency food network spanning 48 counties.“For more than four decades, Mountaineer Food Bank has provided resources to communities and families in West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) have announced that $221,419 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will used to support West Virginia housing.The funds will be distributed to two West Virginia housing authorities to specifically support “households that include a non-elderly person with disabilities.”“Thousands of West Virginians and millions of Americans are currently experiencing... Read More

BLUEFIELD — Both Concord University and Bluefield State University are benefitting from federal dollars through Congressionally Directed Spending.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said this week Concord will receive $1.6 million to support the renovation of existing facilities at Concord’s main campus to provide a permanent home for their new school of professional nursing.Capito, who is on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the money will help face the challenge of a... Read More

Charleston, WV (WOAY) – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Grant to Rapidly Invest and Deploy Broadband or GRID Broadband Act today. The GRID Broadband Act would provide a new federal cost share to invest in a nationwide middle mile backbone along the nation’s existing electricity grid.The bipartisan proposal aims to help provide affordable high-speed internet options to 120 million American homes and improve the resiliency of... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After months of discussions among U.S. Senate Democrats about getting a legislative package through the chamber, senators on Sunday passed a measure addressing Democratic policy goals, including health care, climate change and energy.   The chamber approved the Inflation Reduction Act in a 51-50 vote split along party lines; Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the tie-breaking vote.   Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. — who surprised Democrats and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three weeks since the idea of the U.S. Senate approving a sweeping domestic policy plan seemed improbable, the chamber voted along party lines Saturday to move forward with a package addressing health care costs, energy and deficit reduction.   The vote started what Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., described as “the culmination of one of the most productive stretches in recent Senate memory” that included lawmakers approving bipartisan... Read More

The two West Virginia U.S. senators are in different political parties but have a long-standing reputation for not only working together, but of being friends as well.   But Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, are now publicly and adamantly at odds over the Inflation Reduction Act.   Manchin played the main role in working out a deal with Democratic leaders and President Joe Biden to revive what remained of the original Build Back Better Bill,... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin fought to include provisions in the latest renamed version of Build Back Better to help West Virginia’s oil and natural gas industries, but opponents and supporters differ on whether the bill will benefit the state’s coal industry.   Manchin, D-W.Va., announced last week he had come to an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the latest incarnation of President Joe... Read More