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WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 30 local, state and federal leaders were in the nation’s capital this week to discuss ways to get the King Coal Highway project moving again. U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., working with Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., brought together more than 30 local, state and federal leaders in Washington this week to discuss how to get the King Coal Highway project moving again. Buffalo Mountain in Mingo County, a critical component of... Read More

With time quickly running out, it is imperative for Congress to act quickly in finding a permanent health care fix for thousands of retired coal miners who are at risk of losing their benefits. The continuing resolution passed by lawmakers earlier this year was only a temporary fix. More than 22,600 of the nation’s retired coal miners are now at risk of losing their health care benefits by the end of April without congressional action. The best solution to this... Read More

HUNTINGTON - Economic development and getting people back to work were the main topics of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's keynote address at the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce's 126th annual dinner Thursday night at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. "We are working on broadband deployment, retraining our miners, getting people back to work in manufacturing, tax reform and health care in Washington," said Capito, R-W.Va. "West Virginia is having serious economic issues, but we are also... Read More

WHEELING — Improving the Affordable Care Act was one of the topics discussed Thursday when U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., met with city leaders and representatives from The Health Plan. After a meeting at The Health Plan’s ancillary offices in the Horne Building, Capito made a brief visit to the downtown site where the insurer’s new headquarters is under construction. Capito said they had “a very helpful discussion” of ways to improve the... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s senators and U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., have announced that West Virginia will receive a nearly $6 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help combat the opioid crisis. A joint press release from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price announced the grants as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to... Read More

WHEELING, W.Va. — A major business in downtown Wheeling is making progress. The Health Plan project is more than half way finished and now leaders are recognizing that progress. Thursday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito met with city leaders and representatives from the Health Plan. Capito says the meeting surrounded healthcare in the U.S. and development to the area.In February, the final beam of the new Health Plan corporate office went up ahead of schedule. As construction... Read More

West Virginia’s senators and representatives are urging congressional leaders to include a permanent solution for miners’ benefits in the government funding bill that Congress will consider next week. The Miners Protection Act next week honors the promise of health care and retirement benefits to retired miners and their families who are facing uncertainty as a result of coal industry bankruptcies. The letter was sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Democratic... Read More

West Virginia University’s Stroke Research Training Program will be awarded nearly $279,000 from the National Institute on Aging. The program aims to train the next generation of stroke researchers to better assess strokes in the context of the affected population. The training program will select the best Ph.D. students from the participating Biomedical Sciences Training programs at the WVU Health Science Center and will prepare them with the skills, knowledge and acumen needed for a... Read More

Senators representing the Ohio Valley, Manchin, Brown and Capito, addressed the Senate floor today and yesterday involving the need for this legislation. "We will not leave here until we have our miners protected," said West Virginia Senator (D) Joe Manchin. The Miners Protection Act ensures lifetime pensions and health benefits for retired miners and their families through the federal government and coal operators."These individuals were suffering from serious medical conditions and were unsure... Read More

Washington, D.C (WTAP) – With less than a month until miners' benefits disappear, senators from the Mid-Ohio Valley are urging their Congressional colleagues to support the Miners' Protection Act. WTAP first told you about this lapse in benefits in the fall of 2016. More than 20,000 miners are at risk of losing health-care and pension benefits.Back in December 2016, Congress was able to preserve those benefits for another four months.Now, time is running out again and Republican... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – With less than a month until miners’ benefits disappear, senators from our area are urging their colleagues to support the Miners Protection Act. We first told you about this lapse in benefits in the fall. More than 20,000 miners are at risk of losing their health care coverage.In December, Congress was able to preserve their benefits for another four months but that time is coming up.Now Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is asking for Congress... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – W.Va. Sen. Shelley Capito, along with Wis. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, to grow, improve and sustain the palliative care and hospice workforce to keep pace with patient need. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act would strengthen training for new and existing physicians, those who teach palliative care, and other providers who are part of the palliative care team to give patients and... Read More

The Senate hearings on Judge Neil M. Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court begin today, setting the stage for one of the most contested judicial confirmations in years. Democrats, still angry that Republicans refused to allow former President Barack Obama to fill the seat over the last 11 months of his presidency, have vowed tough questioning of Gorsuch, who was nominated by President Donald Trump on Jan. 31, the New York Times wrote in February. But Gorsuch has strong legal... Read More

West Virginia Community and Technical College System Chancellor Sarah A. Tucker said after providing testimony March 15 for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, “It was nice to tell the country what West Virginia colleges are doing.” U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., invited Tucker to speak to the committee about STEM education in West Virginia... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., co-chairs of the Senate Broadband Caucus, have introduced bipartisan legislation to measure the economic impact of broadband on the U.S. economy. While the federal government measures the economic impact of many industries, it does not produce current, reliable statistics on the economic impact of broadband on the U.S. economy.  In a release, the senators said data on the economic impact of broadband is a valuable tool... Read More

WASHINGTON – This upcoming Monday, Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch will be go before the Judiciary Committee as they review his record and consider his nomination. President Trump nominated Judge Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court seat after the death of Antonin Scalia. West Virginia senator, Shelley Moore Capito, has shown support for Gorsuch since his nomination in February.She says that Monday’s confirmation hearing will be a good opportunity for the judge to give... Read More

Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) are pushing for the federal government to start measuring the impact of broadband on the economy. The two co-chairs of the Senate Broadband Caucus introduced a bill on Wednesday that would require the Bureau of Economic Analysis to study the economic effects of broadband deployment and adoption. “Broadband is a great equalizing force for creating jobs, leveling the playing field, and increasing... Read More

Community and technical colleges are crucial to training students for a growing number of jobs in the STEM field, said Sarah Tucker, chancellor of West Virginia’s Community and Technical College System. Tucker told members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies on Wednesday morning about a partnership between BridgeValley Community and Technical College and Toyota, where students complete a two-year advanced... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is among four senators pushing a bill that would increase funding for public shooting ranges. Capito; U.S. Sen. Michael Bennett, D-Colorado; U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. and U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., reintroduced the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act to the 115th Congress on Thursday, March 9. The bill would encourage states to develop additional shooting ranges by making more funds available to state fish and wildlife... Read More

Most of us would assume that doctors would know if they are treating a patient who was recovering from an opioid drug addiction. But the story of Charleston's Jessie Grubb has certainly changed a lot of minds about that. After battling heroin addiction for seven years, the 30-year-old had been sober for six months and making a new life for herself in Michigan. She had become an avid runner, and in 2016, had to undergo surgery for a running injury.Her parents, former state Sen. David Grubb and... Read More