By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In considering the next federal infrastructure package, West Virginia’s U.S. senators are working to find a middle ground between a $2.3 trillion White House proposal and a $568 billion measure from Senate Republicans. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito each talked[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Once again, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and 1st District Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., came in among the top 10 of members of Congress willing to work across party lines. The nonpartisan Lugar Center — founded by former U.S. Senator[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., praised President Joe Biden Friday for restoring some “calmness” during his first joint address to Congress Wednesday, but said Biden’s proposals need to be fully vetted through the legislative process. Manchin spoke with the West Virginia[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Two recent reports from WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research highlight the continued decline of coal demand and production, but also the still-significant impact coal has on the state economy. The first report is a regional look: An Overview of Coal[Read More…]

By Steven Baublitz, WV News WESTON, W.Va. — Weston’s MannCave Distillery is raising the bar when it comes to quality spirits, proving so by taking home six medals, including a double gold medal, at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition — the largest competition of its kind in the world.[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday during a conference call he continues to focus only on infrastructure in the proposed $2.3 trillion American Families Plan and the GOP’s $568 billion alternative is a “good starting point” for negotiation. But Manchin also[Read More…]

By Bill Lynch, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anna Sale has created a career out of getting people to talk about some of their most difficult moments, so it only seems fair that in the West Virginia native’s debut book, “Let’s Talk About Hard Things,” she dives into some of[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain WASHINGTON, D.C. — Once the lone Republican member of West Virginia’s congressional delegation, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is in the right place and right time as infrastructure becomes a priority for both political parties. Described Wednesday by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, as[Read More…]