Shelley Moore Capito

The Senate also voted Thursday to prevent railroad workers from striking.

The Wednesday Senate vote of 62-37 means the Respect For Marriage Act is likely to see final passage.

The state stands to benefit from another 10 million dollars in federal funding to support community health initiatives.

Republicans and some Democrats opposed Manchin’s bill, so he withdrew it on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito visited with Morgantown students Monday morning as part of her ‘Girls Rise Up’ initiative.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is building support on Capitol Hill for his permitting reform legislation for energy projects. But he’s still short of the votes he needs.

On this West Virginia Morning, both U.S. Senators for West Virginia want to reform permitting for pipelines, but agreement in the upper chamber of Congress is not always that easy.

The problem is the evenly split nature of the Senate, with 50 votes on both sides of the chamber.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the builders of the Mountain Valley Pipeline until October 2026 to finish construction.

The Water Resources Development Act passed by a vote of 93-1.