WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and JD Vance (R-OH) have sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection[Read More…]
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West Virginia Office of Broadband publishes Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Initial Proposal for public comment
$1.2 billion in federal BEAD funding being used for broadband development in West Virginia WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Economic Development, Office of Broadband, (WVDED), published the BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 for review and comment. Comments will be accepted for 30 days, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 30[Read More…]
WV DHHR plans additional virtual Town Hall Meeting on Sept. 18 for 2024 Substance Use Response Plan
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Office of Drug Control Policy and the Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment are hosting an additional virtual town hall meeting to solicit feedback on development of the WV 2024 Substance Use Response[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin tours Mountain Valley Pipeline construction site in Summers County
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, last week visited Summers County to tour a construction site for the Mountain Valley Pipeline. “To see West Virginians hard at work on this pipeline fills me with pride[Read More…]
Media Advisory: West Virginia Secretary of State Warner to meet with the U.S. Census Bureau officials at the State Capitol on Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Goal is renewed engagement with the U.S. Census Bureau WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, WV. On Tuesday, Sept. 5, WV Secretary of State Mac Warner will meet with the U.S. Census Bureau at the West Virginia state capitol to renew Census engagement with West Virginia. This event will take place[Read More…]
Opinion: U.S. Senator Capito says United States leading by values at home and abroad
By U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capit, R-W.Va., and U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. We just returned from a bipartisan and bicameral Congressional Delegation (CODEL) comprised of all-women members to the Indo-Pacific, with stops specifically in Australia and New Zealand. The trip had a dual mission. The first: to discuss national[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. Secretary of State to open new regional office in Clarksburg to serve North Central West Virginia on Friday at 10 a.m.
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of WV Secretary of State Mac Warner has issued the following media advisory: WV Secretary of State Mac Warner will open the WVSOS’s newest regional office on Friday, September 1, beginning at 10 am. The WVSOS regional office is located on the third floor of[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin applauds selection of the first 10 prescription drugs for Medicare price negotiations
WV Press Release Sharing Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) applauded the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) selection of the first ten prescription drugs for Medicare price negotiations, as directed by the Inflation Reduction Act. This new authority will reduce drugs prices for West Virginians and Americans through the first-ever[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito leads bipartisan Congressional Delegate to Indo-Pacific region
Members received briefings on Hawaii wildfires, U.S. and Indo-Pacific security and energy matters, discussed empowerment of women and girls with Women’s World Cup leaders WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. — A congressional delegation (CODEL), led by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito , R-W.Va., recently returned to the United States after[Read More…]
W.Va. National Guard responds to flood emergency in eastern Kanawha County
Report: Rainfall event producing up to 9.1 inches of rain in some areas WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard responded to calls for assistance in eastern Kanawha County Monday following an excessive rainfall event that occurred, producing up to 9.1 inches of rain[Read More…]
