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WHEELING — On Monday, U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the city of Wheeling’s Small Business Facade Improvement Program will receive $500,000 as part of federal awards from the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests approved through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill. Both senators championed the inclusion of the funds for the city’s popular Facade Improvement... Read More

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University will receive $1 million from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to continue supporting aviation workforce development at its flight school, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va, announced on Monday. The funding was made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Capito, who is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “The Bill Noe Flight School through the Marshall University Division of Aviation creates... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) — 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, today announced three grants totaling $7,186,999.40 through the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Emergency Relief Program for infrastructure repairs and improvements following flood damage in West Virginia in 2017, 2018, and 2019. “On multiple occasions over the past... Read More

WASHINGTON — The state of West Virginia has received a five-year $20 million grant to create a statewide neuroscience research network, officials announced on Monday. The funds through the competitive grant from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research will boost scientific research and upgrade infrastructure at West Virginia University, Marshall University, West Virginia State University and Shepherd University. The West Virginia... Read More

The expected surge of migrants at the southern border falls into the lap of Pres. Joe Biden’s administration, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. said Thursday. “It is a catastrophe,” she said during a virtual press briefing of the administration’s failure to put deterrents in place and have ways to handle the end of Title 42. The policy was put in place in early 2020 to allow the U.S. to keep most immigrants out because of the pandemic. But it ended Thursday night as... Read More

HUNTINGTON – Marshall University is positioning itself to become a national leader in the field of cyber security, and, according to General Counsel Toney Stroud, leadership is working hard to make that happen.  While speaking before members of the legislative Joint Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism on Tuesday, Stroud said that with the recent influx of new businesses into West Virginia, the state has witnessed a steady stream of economic growth. Now, this growth... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Thursday she will introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to try to stop a new EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) proposal that could close many coal-fired electricity generating plants by 2032. Under the EPA proposal, coal and gas-fired power plants would be required to eliminate almost all carbon dioxide emissions in about 15 years, which, Capito said, is an “unrealistic” expectation. “The parameters of... Read More

Anyone interested in becoming a physician assistant will soon have the opportunity at Concord University. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced Thursday that Concord will receive $1 million for the new program, with funding through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made and secured solely by Senator Capito. “Concord University continues to be an educational leader in southern West Virginia, and the addition of a physician assistant degree program will serve to... Read More

WASHINGTON — Both U.S. senators from West Virginia are now opposing the proposed new carbon pollution standard for power plants burning fossil fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed standards Thursday that it says will protect health, reduce the amount of pollutants harmful to people and over 20 years provide $85 billion in climate and public health benefits. However, the regulations will cause coal- and gas-fired power plants to close, Sen. Shelley Moore... Read More

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are touting their accomplishments rejecting Biden administration regulations via congressional resolutions that have received support from Democrats. Since January, the Senate has approved seven such resolutions which utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a law dating back nearly three decades that allows Congress to revoke federal regulations. All seven of the CRAs revoked energy- or environment-related regulations with the majority being... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVNS)– Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV-R) and others call on the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove barriers to buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid use and save lives. According to Capito, Senator Martin Heinrich (NM-D) spearheaded this group in hopes to make buprenorphine more accessible for those who need it to kick opioid use. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says that buprenorphine is an opioid partial agonist used in... Read More

West Virginia’s U.S. senators and state attorney general pushed back against newly announced federal rules for power plant emissions. Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that she’d introduce a resolution of disapproval for new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). If they take effect, the rules would require coal-burning power plants to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 90 percent, or shut down. Capito said carbon capture technology is not yet in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Thursday announced that she plans to lead efforts through the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed power plant regulations that critics of the plan worry will force the closure of coal and gas-fired power plants. The draft of the rule was released on Thursday, and Nexstar affiliate The Hill is reporting that the proposal seeks to limit carbon... Read More

ATHENS, W.Va. (WVVA) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced that Concord University will be receiving $1,050,000 to establish a new physician assistant degree program with funding made available through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made and secured solely by Capito. “Concord University continues to be an educational leader in southern West Virginia, and the addition of a physician assistant degree program will serve to increase opportunities available... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — West Virginia officials and organizations are denouncing new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The EPA’s new proposed rules, which require coal and natural gas-fired electrical generation facilities to capture or dramatically reduce carbon emissions in the years ahead, were released Thursday. “By proposing new standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, EPA is delivering on its mission to reduce... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia has been awarded a highly competitive, five-year $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The funding will help boost academic scientific research and upgrade infrastructure at West Virginia University (WVU), Marshall University (MU), West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Shepherd University. EPSCoR is facilitated by the West Virginia Higher Education... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) recently sponsored legislation to streamline the nation’s sluggish permitting and environmental approval processes to make it easier to build energy, transportation, and other infrastructure projects. Sen. Capito, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Barrasso, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced two bills on May 4 that aim to cut red tape,... Read More

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University is positioning itself to become a national leader in the field of cyber security, and, according to General Counsel Toney Stroud, leadership is working hard to make that happen. While speaking before members of the legislative Joint Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism on Tuesday, Stroud said that with the recent influx of new businesses into West Virginia, the state has witnessed a steady stream of economic growth. Now, this growth... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — Three Mountain State students accomplished something most students will not in 2023. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently announced the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in a variety of educational fields. The Mountain State Presidential Scholar finalists include:   Lynco: Dalton S. Cook, Westside High School, Clear Fork, West Virginia.  Morgantown: Rania Zuri,... Read More

May 10—Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is now one of the co-sponsors of a bill to keep some of the operations of Title 42 in place at the southern border after the program expires on Thursday. If approved, the legislation, led by Senators Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ari., would give the Biden administration a two-year temporary expulsion authority for migrants to illegally enter the United States without inspection or proper documents. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.,... Read More