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A newly introduced bill, Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act, aims to provide drug manufacturers and distributors with data to identify pharmacies that are suspiciously ordering prescription opioids. The bill would also grant law enforcement the authority to hold drug manufacturers and distributors accountable if they fail to use this data to identify, report and stop suspicious orders of prescription opioids.“In West Virginia, we’ve seen so many instances where... Read More

WASHINGTON — Heart 2 Heart in Ohio County will receive funding for a new substance abuse treatment center.Heart 2 Heart will receive $2,979,800 from the United States Department of Agriculture to create a new treatment center for substance abuse.“In order to start reversing the damage done by the opioid epidemic, we need substance abuse treatment centers to help people get their life back and start the road to recovery. This new facility will help people in the Northern Panhandle... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA - As the push for reliable broadband continues in the Mountain State, legislators are applauding a victory out of the Eastern Panhandle.Capon Springs Resort in Hampshire County will now benefit from high-speed internet access provided by Hardy Telecommunications.It's a goal, West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been working on for years. This comes before the senator meets with FCC officials to discuss progress with the Rural Reasonable and Comparable... Read More

WASHINGTON — United States senators heard from representatives of the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday about the flow of drugs into and throughout the country.Members of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, including Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., asked questions about how drugs are brought into the United States as well as the points of entry.“The Department of Homeland Security is one of the many agencies fighting this ongoing battle with the opioid... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is tackling organized crime and opioids during a forum discussion in Washington D.C.The live streamed event was hosted by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Experts on the subject discussed how to reduce and manage public safety problems across the nation especially in regards to the opioid crisis."We enlisted each other to try to work on the preventive. To stop the flow of... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV) visited Doss Enterprises last week as part of a week long tour of businesses throughout West Virginia. Founder Dwaine Doss met with Capito, and the two discussed the company’s safety record and the hiring of more employees.Capito deemed Doss Enterprises a success, saying, “It’s a great story of starting from scratch.”Doss Enterprises currently employs over 230 people.Capito also wanted to hear how energy reform and tax reform have... Read More

Lawmakers from West Virginia and Virginia have teamed up to bring the Mountain State’s Handle With Care program to the rest of the nation.U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.; and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced the Handle With Care Act to broaden what has been an important part of West Virginia’s fight against the substance abuse epidemic and the enormous damage it is doing to our state’s children.A nationwide effort would authorize $10 million to... Read More

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said it’s important to visit employers in West Virginia.Capito took a tour of Constellium, an aluminum casthouse which specializes in high-purity castings for America’s aerospace plate market, transportation, industry and defense products. The company is based in Jackson County.“They do a lot of work with the aeronautics industry, but a lot for the Department of Defense, so I think it’s important for me... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Proof that people can overcome addiction was alive and well Thursday night.Recovery was celebrated at the annual "Miracles on Lee Street Dinner," as sobriety was celebrated and money was raised for the non-profit organization Rea of Hope.The name of the dinner is significant because Lee Street is where one of their homes is, and their executive director Marie Beaver says that each one of the women they help in the fragile days after her addiction recovery is a... Read More

RAVENSWOOD — U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Thursday went on a private tour of Constellium, an aluminum casthouse which specializes in high-purity castings for America’s aerospace plate market, transportation, industry and defense products. Capito is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the committee which appropriates the defense budget. Capito said because of her position within the committee she is able to impact the predictability of the defense budget,... Read More

FAIRMONT — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrated West Virginia Small Business Week Winners on Wednesday at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center as a local program part of National Small Business Week, April 29-May 5, 2018.Featured guests U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. House of Representatives David B. McKinley, P.E. and SBA?Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian each spoke to honor the award winners and the small businesses of West... Read More

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WTAP) - A United States Senator made a stop in Jackson County to see how she can help its largest employer.Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R - West Virginia) toured the Constellium plant in Ravenswood Thursday morning."I'm just really proud of the work they do here," Senator Capito said."I learned that they've modernized a lot here in the plant but there needs to be more modernization again to be able to meet the challenge of the next several years in terms of product and we... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., saw the positive impact the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is having on West Virginia businesses firsthand Wednesday afternoon.While visiting Doss Enterprises, a Jane Lew-based excavation and site development contracting company, Capito spoke with owner Dwaine Doss about what the changes to the tax code have meant to his business.The Republican-sponsored Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law by President Donald Trump in December, is the most significant... Read More

WESTON, W.Va. - Senator Shelley Moore Capito was visiting two area counties on a tour through the region Wednesday.Capito's first stop was Doss Enterprises in Jane Lew, citing it as a local business that has benefited from new tax cuts passed by Congress.Staff said they're been working to expand their workforce, and the cuts provided by Congress will help them do so."We have a bigger allowance, if you will, due to the shortage of taxes that we have to pay, and we get incentives when we... Read More

MARION COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration's West Virginia office celebrated district and regional 2018 Small Business Week winners at a luncheon in Fairmont Wednesday.President Donald Trump has declared April 29 through May 5 as Small Business Week, keeping with a tradition held since 1963.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) and Congressman David McKinley (R) were among the speakers there to honor local entrepreneurs and business owners."[Small... Read More

BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited Beckley Tuesday to meet with Mayor Rob Rappold and other community leaders.Topics of the meeting included southern West Virginia’s economy, the drug epidemic and the impact WVU Tech’s arrival to Beckley last year has had on the community.“She’s very outgoing, very personable and our folks here at city hall were glad to chat with her for a few minutes,” said Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold. “It was a very... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was in Beckley Tuesday evening to speak at the graduation of the Health Science and Technology Academy, but beforehand she took time to meet with City of Beckley and regional officials.According to Capito, the group spent time discussing the opioid crisis, Community Development Block Grants, ongoing city projects, broadband connectivity, tourism and the impact of WVU Tech on the city.“Things are looking bright here,” Capito said.... Read More

INDIAN CREEK – In an unobtrusive metal building, along a rural stretch of two-lane road in land-locked Wyoming County, skilled laborers are fabricating components that will be used to protect sea ports across the globe.Truston Technologies designs, constructs and installs port security barriers for the U.S. Navy as well as others around the world, along with lifts for crane barges, ocean work platforms, offshore structures, and “provides turnkey solutions for unique projects,... Read More

PINEVILLE, W.Va. (WVVA) Leaders with a Southern West Virginia company that plays a critical role in protecting American military ships announced Tuesday they are expanding. Truston Technologies, a Marine construction company based in Pineville, will be consolidating their Virginia location to bring the company to their Pineville location. David Laxton, who oversees the Pineville location, said he is relieved by the decision. Laxton has worked for Truston Technologies since 2008."I was... Read More

Area lawmakers are backing a bipartisan measure that seeks to address a shortage of career and technical education teachers in the nation, including right here in West Virginia and Virginia.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., joined U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. last week in introducing the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act.The proposed legislation will create a teacher residency grant program to help... Read More