WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Introduces Bill to Protect Taxpayer Dollars from Funding Terrorism Through UN Mismanagement WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Stop Funding Global Terrorists Act, legislation that ensures U.S. taxpayer dollars are not flowing to the Taliban--or to any other terrorist organization--through United Nations (UN) funding to Afghanistan. Spe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Confirm Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Doug Burgum to serve as the next Secreta  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: * * * Community Organizations Needed to Support and Feed Children in the Summer Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) seeks to partner with organizations across the state to participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to help feed children and provide supervised activities this year. As schools break for the summer, these community programs provide  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Nine Colleagues, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve and Protect Medicare for Physicians and Patients WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined with nine of his Democratic and Republican colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, legislation which would support physicians   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia arrests 7 in worksite enforcement operation PHILADELPHIA -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a worksite enforcement operation Jan. 28 at Complete Autowash in Philadelphia based on allegations employees were being subjected to labor exploitation. ICE encountered, interviewed and arrested seven illegal aliens for immigr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Preserve Medicare for Patients and Physicians Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) along with eight of their other House colleagues, in re-introducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. This legislation supports physicians and protects acc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Re-introduce Legislation to Support Local Communities and Incentivize Charitable Giving Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) and three other House colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Charitable Act to encourage Americans to donate to charitable causes and support local communities. "People donate to cha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2025: Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement after reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, legislation to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. "Physicians in America are facing unprecedented financial viability challenges due to continued Medicare cuts. Access to affordable and quality h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Jan. 23, 2025, confirmation hearing for Lee M. Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: * * * "Last week we heard from Congressman Zeldin on his plans for the Agency and his views on the EPA's role in protecting public health and the environment, and how the Agency's actions intersect with our   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: * * * West Virginia Department of Education Begins Accepting Proposals for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grants Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will release its Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the 2025 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Grant Competition in early February. The WVDE encourages community organiza  more