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For patients with terminal illnesses, hospice care is a form of health care that provides enhanced comfort and quality-of-life resources when few medical options remain. But ensuring a hospice patient’s comfort and happiness can be tricky in a traditional hospital setting, according to Maria Lorenson, development director of Hospice of the Panhandle located in Jefferson and Berkeley counties. Crowded medical settings often come with loud noises and fewer lifestyle supports, she said. But that’s... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators are uniquely positioned to help the state be competitive in the race to maximize the potential of artificial intelligence. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., serves on the Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, while Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee. Both senators recently spoke during the annual Focus... Read More

The projected costs to implement only a handful of President Biden’s most sweeping environmental regulations have reached an eye-popping figure: more than $845 billion. That’s according to an analysis of new Environmental Protection Agency policies, such as electric vehicle mandates, from Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The analysis concluded that the EPA rules to enforce Mr. Biden’s climate change agenda present “devastating” financial costs for  consumers and... Read More

The cost to implement some of President Joe Biden's climate change policies is more than $845 billion, according to an analysis conducted by Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. "Despite clear warnings from American consumers and job creators, and loss after loss in the courts, President Biden is moving full steam ahead with his crippling, unrealistic environmental agenda in 2024," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the committee's top Republican, said in... Read More

In an effort to improve roadway safety, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take action on a rulemaking concerning the implementation of advanced impaired driving technology in new cars. Sen. Capito joined U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) in writing a March 28 letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to move forward with the rulemaking process to implement the Reduced Impaired Driving for Everyone (RIDE) Act as part of the... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Chris Coons have introduced the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability (Safe SHORES) Act of 2024 to support individuals recovering from substance use disorder by providing access to stable housing. The legislation aims to reauthorize and enhance the Recovery Housing Program (RHP), which expired in 2023, extending it until 2029 with increased funding. Ranking Member Capito emphasized the importance of transitional housing in... Read More

The United Postal Service will go forward with a plan to transfer some operations of a South Charleston mail facility to Pennsylvania, the agency announced Tuesday. The Charleston Processing and Distribution Center will stay open, but transition to a local processing center. Mail processing outgoing operations will be transferred to both the Pittsburgh Processing and Distribution Center and the Pennwood Place Processing and Distribution Center in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, according to the... Read More

Senate Republicans are punching back against the Biden administration’s spate of environmental regulations designed to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels in favor of clean energy. A previously unreported report from Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans, obtained by Bloomberg Government, lambastes the White House for rolling out “damaging” rules, ranging from stricter tailpipe emission standards for new cars and trucks to more aggressive carbon emission limits on coal and... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently marked up legislation reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years. The EDA is vital to growing small businesses across America and its reauthorization is a nonpartisan issue. “Today, the EPW Committee took an important step for local communities across the country by passing the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation will help the EDA carry out... Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Senators Joe Manchin (D) and Shelley Moore Capito (R) reacted to the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to transition a facility in South Charleston to a local processing center. The announcement came Tuesday morning. The USPS said $22.8 million will be invested into the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center to turn it into a local processing center. They said the “mail processing outgoing operations” will be moved to Pittsburgh and Warrendale,... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has been appointed to the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission by America250, the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In her role, Capito will assist the commission and America250 in orchestrating the largest commemoration and celebration in American history. As a commissioner, she will also help to ensure partnerships with efforts across the nation, such as the events and... Read More

The organization America250, responsible for organizing the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, has appointed U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito to the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. Senator Capito's role as a Commissioner involves contributing to the planning and celebration of the historic event, fostering partnerships across the nation, and collaborating with organizations at the state and local levels. Established by Congress in 2016, the U.S.... Read More

As many as 90 postal workers could have their jobs affected by the downgrading of a West Virginia mail facility — a figure notably higher than union representatives previously anticipated. The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Tuesday that it would carry out plans to transfer outgoing mail processing from the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center to facilities in Pennsylvania. The decision followed months of deliberation, as well as intense pushback from union... Read More

U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Todd Young (R-IN) joined 36 of their Senate Republican colleagues in calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct a fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers.  In a March 27 letter to FTC Chairwoman Lina Kahn that was led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the senators urged the FTC to follow the law in its review of recently announced oil and gas industry mergers.  “As is the case with... Read More

Projects at a public building and a local business in Wayne County are getting a boost from the federal government through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development grants. A recent press release from the office of U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced that a $1,087,000 USDA Rural Development grant was awarded to the Wayne County Building Commission (Wayne County Commission) to enlarge and renovate the third-floor courtroom of the Wayne County Courthouse. The Wayne... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United States Postal Service has decided to downgrade the Charleston Processing & Distribution Center to a Local Processing Center and transfer outgoing mail processing operations to Pennsylvania. A review of the Charleston P&DC in Southridge first began in November 2023. The USPS viewed the P&DC as a candidate facility to have operations relocated out of state. Now, it appears some operations will be heading to Pittsburgh, PA and Warrendale, PA. Workers with... Read More

Members of the U.S. Senate have introduced a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s border policies. Since President Biden took office, there have been more than 9.2 million illegal border crossings, the senators said. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, recently joined a group of 13 senate colleagues, led by U.S. Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla), to introduce a resolution in the U.S. Senate denouncing the Biden... Read More

Hydrogen energy producers are sounding the alarm after the federal government released new guidance on the implementation of the 45V tax credit. The credit, created in 2022 following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), incentivizes the production of hydrogen by reducing the tax burden on eligible producers.  The credit was crafted and signed into law with the express intent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting American industry through the scaling up of domestic... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after reviewing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) final decision for the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR). “I am disappointed that USPS has decided to move forward with plans to shrink the role of the Charleston facility. It is also very disappointing to see the number of jobs impacted by these changes has grown from USPS’s initial... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United States Postal Service has decided to downgrade the Charleston Processing & Distribution Center to a Local Processing Center and transfer outgoing mail processing operations to Pennsylvania. A review of the Charleston P&DC in Southridge first began in November 2023. The USPS viewed the P&DC as a candidate facility to have operations relocated out of state. Now, it appears some operations will be heading to Pittsburgh, PA and Warrendale, PA. Workers with... Read More