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Wayne EDA Receives Brownfields Grant | The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
by Luke Creasy
WAYNE - Wayne County will receive a portion of $2.4 million being channeled to West Virginia through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program, according to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Funding will support the remediation of environmental hazards present at several properties in the state, as well as assessments to determine further sites that need to be remediated in the future to be put back into productive use. Wayne County … Continue Reading
June 10, 2019
New W.Va Miner Union Offices Named For Union Leader | The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
by Staff Writers
FAIRMONT, W.Va. - A United Mine Workers of America office building in Fairmont, West Virginia, has been named for union President Cecil E. Roberts. The Exponent Telegram reports lawmakers and union officials gathered in the Friendly City on Thursday to name the building and celebrate Roberts. The union's website says Roberts is a military veteran and sixth-generation coal miner who first took on the presidential role in 1995. Democratic Del. Mike Caputo is a former union district vice … Continue Reading
June 10, 2019
Flood Replacement School For Clendenin Takes Big Step Forward | WV MetroNews
by Jeff Jenkins
CLENDENIN, W.Va. - Those interested have 30 days to comment on a draft environmental assessment of the property where the new Clendenin/Bridge Elementary School will be built in Kanawha County. Putting the assessment out for public comment is a big step toward eventually beginning construction at the site not far from where the raging Elk River destroyed Clendenin Elementary in the June 2016 flood. The project has been slowed with the many requirements associated with the Federal Emergency … Continue Reading
June 07, 2019
Fairmont, WV, UMWA Offices Dedicated To Cecil Roberts | The Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
by John Mark Shaver
FAIRMONT - In honor of nearly 25 years of leadership, United Mine Workers of America officials gathered in Fairmont Thursday morning to dedicate their new local offices after President Cecil E. Roberts. Officials from the UMWA were joined by state and national legislators as they welcomed Roberts to The Friendly City, with each of them saying no other person deserved the honor more than their longtime president. "I've been a dues-paying mine worker since 1977," said Rick Altman, UMWA's … Continue Reading
June 07, 2019
Capito, Manchin Announce $2.4 Million For Environmental Remediation In WV | The Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
by Staff Writers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced $2,414,000 for West Virginia through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program on Thursday. Funding will support the remediation of environmental hazards present at several properties in the state, as well as assessments to determine further sites that need to be remediated in the future to be put back into productive use. "West Virginia's manufacturing and industrial base … Continue Reading
June 05, 2019
West Virginia to See More than $100 Million in Disaster Relief | WV Public Broadcasting
by Liz McCormick
A disaster relief package that would send more than $100 million to West Virginia is on its way to the president's desk. This funding is part of a larger disaster relief package of more than $19 billion that will be split throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. $106 million will be given to West Virginia for mitigation and resilience activities related to past flooding. The bill passed the U.S. Senate nearly two weeks ago and passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. The … Continue Reading
June 05, 2019
Senator Joe Manchin Skypes with Jefferson County Students | WDVM
by Caroline Morse
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin spent his Tuesday morning with several Washington High Business and CTE students over Skype. Senator Manchin answered questions regarding the broadband access in the state. Manchin talked to the students about how some citizens that live in rural areas have to travel miles to get broadband access, which, according to the senator isn't acceptable and the students agreed. "It's important so West Virginia can catch up to states around us … Continue Reading
June 03, 2019
Corridor H Work Gets Major Boost With Two Fridays Announcements | WV MetroNews
by Staff Writers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Upgrades to Corridor H are getting a boost with two announcements on Friday. A $100 million grant for the West Virginia Division of Highways was announced by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects. The funding will support the completion of Corridor H, specifically, an interchange at the junction of Corridor H and WV Route 72, along with 4.6 miles of … Continue Reading
June 03, 2019
FCC Receives Criticism, Praise From West Virginia Officials | The Parkersburg News And Sentinel
by Steve Allen Adams
CHARLESTON - The Federal Communications Commission received a lashing from one state elected official, while others praised the agency. Leaders in the House of Delegates released a statement Thursday in support of a set of conditions the FCC secured for the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile. The two major cellular communications providers want to merge their companies in a deal worth $26.5 billion. Both companies agreed to freeze prices for three years while building out a 5G network which would … Continue Reading
June 03, 2019
Manchin Visits Hamlin To Discuss Legislation Providing For Vehicles To Deliver Senior Meals | The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
by Staff Writers
HAMLIN, W.Va. - In a visit that aimed to highlight the importance of senior nutrition programs across West Virginia, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Friday delivered meals to residents and spoke with seniors at a lunch at the Senior Citizen Center in Hamlin. During his stop, Manchin emphasized programs like Meals on Wheels and other home-based meal programs, according to a news release from his office. In 2017 alone, 1.3 million meals were delivered to West Virginians as a result of these … Continue Reading
June 03, 2019
Manchin Warns Of Largest Russian Presence In The Arctic Since Cold War | CBS News
by Camilo Montoya-Galvez
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia issued a stark warning about the geopolitical threat of Russia's presence in the Arctic, saying Moscow's military and economic activity in the region is at the highest level since the Cold War. "It's unbelievable the commitment they've made," Manchin said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. "We've seen more activity of aircraft flying in those spaces. We've seen submarine activity from Russia, more so than we have during the Cold War." Despite not … Continue Reading
May 28, 2019
Manchin Says Deal Reached To Resume New River Train, Details Pending | The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
by Staff Writers
In a tweet, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said a deal has been reached with Amtrak to allow resumption of the state's iconic New River Train, but his office said details on the agreement will come out this week. In a Twitter entry, Manchin wrote, "I've been working nonstop with @Amtrak to preserve #WV's proud railroading history by keeping the annual New River Train running, and that's why I'm glad a deal is in place to continue this proud Mountain State tradition. I'm looking forward to … Continue Reading
May 28, 2019
Manchin Praises Additional $106 Million For West Virginia Disaster Relief | WV MetroNews
by Brad McElhinny
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., praised another $106 million flowing from the federal government for West Virginia disaster relief. The additional money, part of a broader disaster relief package, was approved by Congress and President Trump in February 2018 but "has been mired in bureaucratic red tape and Administrative reviews," according to a statement from Manchin's congressional office. The money was approved last week as part of a $19.1 billion disaster relief … Continue Reading
May 23, 2019
Volk Testifies Before Senate Committee For Federal Judge Spot | The Charleston Gazette
by Lacie Pierson
Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank Volk on Wednesday only had to answer a few questions from U.S. Senators during a hearing for federal judicial nominations in before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Volk was one of six nominees who answered questions from senators during the hearing Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump nominated Volk to serve as a judge in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filling the vacancy left by Senior U.S. … Continue Reading
May 23, 2019
W.Va Veterans Travel To D.C. For Always Free Honor Flight | Bluefield Daily Telegraph
by Greg Jordan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thirty-one veterans and their families were welcomed Wednesday to the nation's capital for the 10th Always Free Honor Flight, a program which takes veterans from West Virginia on a journey that lets them see the national monuments which were erected in their honor. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. provided each veteran with a Congressional Record Statement to recognize their trip to Washington, D.C., which included a visit to the Arlington Cemetery, Iwo Jima Memorial, World … Continue Reading
May 23, 2019
Martinsburg To Get $4.9M For Water-Supply Cleanup | Herald Mail Media
by Matthew Umstead
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The U.S. Air Force has agreed to reimburse Martinsburg $4.9 million for expenses that the city incurred in response to water-supply contamination linked to the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Wednesday. "I'm so thrilled that the Air Force has finally put forward an agreement that will help recuperate the significant costs Martinsburg incurred during the cleanup of their water supply," … Continue Reading
May 22, 2019
Maryland and W.Va Officials Seek Meeting With Verso Chief | The Cumberland Times-News
by Greg Larry
CUMBERLAND - Several Maryland and West Virginia elected officials are attempting to secure a meeting with interim Verso Corp. CEO Leslie Lederer before the Luke paper mill ceases production on May 31. U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Reps. David Trone (D-Md.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) sent a letter Monday to Verso executives in an attempt to arrange the meeting. "Our constituents deserve to know what … Continue Reading
May 22, 2019
Funding To Support Transportation To Mental,Behavioral Healthcare | The Beckley Register-Herald
by Wendy Holdren
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Access and Mobility Partnership Grants program has awarded nearly $195,000 to the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center. The release said funding will support access to mental and behavioral health care, including treatment for addiction, for seniors and the disadvantaged in southern West Virginia through the coordination and improvement of transportation services. Southern Highlands has locations in Princeton, Mullens and Welch. … Continue Reading
May 22, 2019
Sens. Manchin & Capito Introduce Resolution For State Funeral For Last WWII Medal Of Honor Recipient | WTRF
by Staff Writers
West Virginia U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D) and Shelley Moore Capito (R) have introduced a resolution asking for a state funeral for the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient. The state funeral would not only recognize that man's individual service and sacrifice, but would act as a final salute to the Greatest Generation and those who wore the uniform from 1941 to 1945, according to a news release. There are only three living Medal of Honor recipients remaining from WWII, … Continue Reading
May 22, 2019
Senate Panel Approves Two Of Trump's Interior Nominees | Bloomberg
by Stephen Lee
A Senate committee easily cleared two of President Donald Trump's picks for high-level positions at the Interior Department May 21. The nominations of Daniel Jorjani for Interior solicitor and Mark Lee Greenblatt for the department's inspector general now go to the full Republican-controlled Senate, which is expected to approve them. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved Jorjani on a party-line 11-10 vote. Greenblatt, a less objectionable nominee to Democrats, was … Continue Reading
