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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced funding from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to three West Virginia police departments and West Virginia University (WVU) Potomac State. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito, will be used to upgrade equipment, facilities, training, and security resources for police departments and the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority (KCEAA). This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Senator Capito, will be used to construct three... Read More

WASHINGTON (WTRF) — West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) applauded the passage of the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act in in the House of Representatives Wednesday.  This act clarifies that students may continue to have access to educational enrichment programs and activities such as archery and hunting safety education under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, passed the House.  The Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act would amend the Elementary and Secondary... Read More

The Quick Response Team (QRT) at the Monongalia County Department of Health in Morgantown, West Virginia has been awarded a $1 million grant as part of congressional-directed funding. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced the grant, which will be used to support the team’s efforts in improving their services and expanding their reach throughout the county. The funding will also support a three-year study conducted by a full-time data analyst, with the study potentially beginning next... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Quick Response Team (QRT) at the Monongalia County Department of Health received a $1 million grant in the latest round of awards announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. QRT Coordinator Brittany Irick said that over the four-year life of the team, so far they have connected thousands of people who have recently suffered an opioid overdose with medical and recovery services. The team has also distributed... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Quick Response Team at the Monongalia County Department of Health received a $1 million grant in the latest round congressional-directed funding. This grant, which was announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, will fund a data-driven effort to support continued improvement and widen their reach in the county. A full-time data analyst will conduct the three-year study, which could begin as early as next month. “To get this through the U.S. Department of Justice is a... Read More

BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — In just a week, Brooke County has seen a great amount of growth -- a new bridge, new business, and now more funding to improve the growing Beech Bottom Industrial Park. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore-Capito announced the release of an additional $3.1 million for the Business Development Corporation to put toward the project. The BDC acquired the property out of RG Steel bankruptcy in 2012, and some, like Beech Bottom Mayor Becky Uhlly, say it’s a different scene now. "My worst... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation to ensure that first responders and other essential community members have access to training on how to use life-saving overdose reversal drugs, like naloxone. The legislation, the Safe Response Act, invests in a critical grant program that allows states, local government entities, and Tribes to train and provide resources to first responders to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority (KCEAA). This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made solely by Senator Capito, will be used to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC (LOOTPRESS) – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced legislation to ensure that first responders and other essential community members have access to training on how to use life-saving overdose reversal drugs, like naloxone. The legislation, the Safe Response Act, invests in a critical grant program that allows states, local government entities, and Tribes to train and provide resources to first responders to... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., has been awarded funding for eight projects at WVU Medicine Children’s, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI), and the WVU Health Sciences Center. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced the more than $20 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for the projects from the... Read More

Charleston, W.Va. – Funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will go to Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Health Education and Research Institute, Inc., to support telenursing software upgrades, telemedicine expansion, and cardiology services integration. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, will be used to expand CAMC’s telenursing program with new equipment and software,... Read More

Shelley Moore Capito joined a group of senators supporting the Safe Response Act, which looks to provide first responders with access to training on how to use life-saving overdose reversal drugs. The bill would reauthorize a grant program that funds programs that teach EMTs, police officers, and firefighters how to use drugs like naloxone. In a statement supporting the bill, Senator Capito noted the rise of fentanyl related deaths. “With deaths from fentanyl on the rise in West Virginia and... Read More

Last Thursday, September 21, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito set foot on a Morgan County highway project that she supported and designated funds for more than a decade ago when she was a Congresswoman. Capito came to Berkeley Springs in the afternoon between a session of the Senate and stops in Martinsburg. Several West Virginia Division of Highways officials briefed Sen. Capito on construction details about the 3.4-mile, four-lane highway that is being built to the east of Berkeley Springs.... Read More

On Sunday, September 24, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) hosted an Academy Day event at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, W.Va. for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. During the event, various service academy admissions representatives and local ROTC scholarship program representatives were available to answer questions and members of Senator... Read More

CHARLESTON — On Monday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Health Education and Research Institute, Inc. to support telenursing software upgrades, telemedicine expansion and cardiology services integration. These awards, which were secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Capito, will be used to expand CAMC’s robust telenursing program... Read More

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — Some Kanawha County middle school students are feeling more confident to become whatever they want to be when they grow up. Sissonville Middle School fifth grader Ivy said it was inspiring to hear from U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito during her Girls Rise Up event at her school Monday morning. “It was great. I usually don’t speak up for myself and I feel a lot more confident,” Ivy said. Ivy was one of a number of fifth grade girls at Sissonville to participate in Capito’s... Read More

A bipartisan group of senators are joining the ranks of Americans picking up paddles and playing the fastest growing sport in the country — pickleball. Once a week, the group sets aside politics to play for a while. For Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., those moments of human connection sow seeds for better communication. "It's kind of hard to treat people in an untoward way if you've been out on pickleball court, on a mountain bike trail, spent time with them," he told NPR. "We need more of that." The... Read More

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — She's West Virginia's first female U.S. Senator, and Shelley Moore Capito is helping support the next generation of women leaders with her initiative 'Girls Rise Up'. "I thought, Hey, what would I want my daughter to hear, and I want her to hear, Hey, I saw your mom at Sissonville Middle School, and I'm going to run for county commission or I'm going to own my own business," Capito said. Since 2015, Capito has brought "Girls Rise Up" to schools across West... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R.W.Va., hosted an Academy Day event Sunday at Bridgeport High School for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships. During the event, various service academy admissions representatives and local ROTC scholarship program representatives were available to answer questions and members of Capito’s staff provided... Read More