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President Biden on Monday is set to announce more than $42 billion to expand high-speed internet access nationwide, commencing the federal push to help an estimated 8.5 million families and small businesses finally take advantage of modern-day connectivity. The money, which the administration plans to parcel out to states over the next two years, serves as the centerpiece of a vast and ambitious campaign to deliver reliable broadband to the entire country by 2030 — ensuring that even the... Read More

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WV News) — On Thursday, June 23, 2016, approximately 8 to 10 inches of rain fell in less than a 12-hour period throughout parts of West Virginia. The heavy thunderstorms, which most devastatingly impacted Greenbrier County, resulted in catastrophic flash flooding, historic river flooding and 23 fatalities, according to information from the National Weather Service. The fatalities were the highest in the state since November 1985 flooding, when 47 died. During the flooding,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito reported Friday that the Mountain Valley Pipeline had received its final permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow for construction to be completed. Manchin said the approval of the Sec. 404 permit was great news for West Virginia and the nation. “The Mountain Valley Pipeline is essential to ensuring our nation’s energy and national security and providing affordable, reliable natural gas... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday issued the final permit needed for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project. With this final authorization, the long-contended pipeline project will be able to move forward, with the developers hoping to finish construction by the end of the year. The announcement was celebrated by West Virginia’s U.S. Senate delegation. “This announcement that the Mountain Valley Pipeline finally has all permits needed to resume... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Thursday, June 22, 2023, three grants totaling $25,852,107 through the Department of Transportation’s RAISE grant program for three transportation projects across West Virginia. “Through my roles on the EPW and Appropriations committees, I’ve consistently... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on Friday, June 23, 2023, in remembrance of the 23 lives lost during the severe flooding that occurred seven years ago on June 23, 2016: “We will never forget the 23 West Virginians we lost on June 23, 2016, and the scars that it created in our communities. Families’ lives were changed forever, schools were decimated, businesses were forced to close, and many West... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — 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, announced on Thursday, June 22, 2023, $1,112,042 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding will be used to support the DHHR to look at evidence-based strategies to evaluate and... Read More

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) requested a detailed update on the planned next steps of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in implementing a new definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Sackett v. EPA case that the Biden administration’s proposed WOTUS definition was illegal, the lawmakers wrote in a June 21 letter sent to EPA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Thursday, June 22, 2023, $599,999 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to West Virginia University (WVU) for research that seeks to integrate and retain more college students in the STEM fields. “Ensuring students have the bedrock knowledge, skills, and a path to... Read More

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration’s proposed definition of the “waters of the United States” is illegal, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., wants to know what steps the administration is taking to adhere to the high court’s ruling. Capito, along with a coalition of Republicans lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, are requesting a briefing from EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan and Assistant Secretary of the Army for... Read More

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia’s U.S. senators on Thursday announced the award of nearly $11 million to widen a heavily used south Parkersburg road. The $10,960,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s R.A.I.S.E. (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant program will be used to expand West Virginia 14, Pike Street, from three to five lanes for nearly half a mile from Blizzard Drive to 26th Avenue, according to releases from Sens. Shelley... Read More

Washington, DC (WOAY) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito announces $2,028,724  from the U.S. Department of Education for West Virginia Higher Education Centers.  Capito secured the funding by submitting congressionally directed spending requests on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.   Awards granted from the requests include $433,000 for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to support open education resource projects,... Read More

KINGWOOD, W.Va. - The West Virginia National Guard and the Irregular Warfare Center hosted a two-week exercise for more than 420 members of the U.S. military, special operations community, allies and partners from 16 nations, and observers to provide validation for deploying special forces in an irregular warfare scenario. The Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01 was held throughout West Virginia and wrapped up June 16 at Camp Dawson. The Department of Defense’s summary of the... Read More

KINGWOOD, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia National Guard’s Ridge Runner Irregular Warfare Exercise 23-01, co-hosted by the Irregular Warfare Center, wrapped up June 16 at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia. The nearly two-week-long exercise that spanned throughout West Virginia brought more than 420 members of the U.S. military, special operations community, allies, and partners from 16 different nations, and observers to provide validation for deploying special forces elements... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – 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, announced $625,000 for five Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Programs across West Virginia. The funding comes from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and will be used to mobilize communities to prevent and combat youth substance use. “Community-based solutions are... Read More

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program is providing $3,868,229 to 36 West Virginia counties, according to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Wyoming County was appropriated $96,368. The payments are made annually to counties with non-taxable federal land within their borders to offset the lost property tax revenue and to help defray the costs associated with maintaining important... Read More

As Congress works to reauthorize the U.S. Economic Development Administration, it was good to see two leading West Virginia officials share their input in the proceedings. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which was considering the importance of the EDA on Wednesday. Capito shared insight on the agency’s importance while also bringing West Virginia Economic Development Executive Director Mike Graney to Washington to share his... Read More

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – 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, announced $625,000 for five Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Programs across West Virginia. The funding comes from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and will be used to mobilize communities to prevent and combat youth substance use. “Community-based solutions are... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $183,368 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Legacy Program (VLP) to support the West Virginia Humanities Council.  Through this program, 40 students at Grafton High School in Taylor County and University High School in Monongalia County have begun composing biographies of veterans interred at the... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS)– United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $625,000 in funding for drug free community programs in West Virginia. According to Capito, the funding comes from the Office of National Drug Control Policy. It is designed to help five programs that intend to help prevent and combat youth substance use. Individual awards: $125,000 —The Martinsburg Initiative (Martinsburg, WV) $125,000 —Jefferson Berkeley Alliance (Ranson,... Read More