WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Warner Reintroduce the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act. This bill aims to streamline processes, reduce cost-burdens to rural home owners and small developers, and provide affordable housing incentives. "Being a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved West Virginia's request to oversee a specialized program regulating underground carbon dioxide injection wells, known as Class VI wells, marking a significant step in the state's efforts to manage geologic carbon sequestration. This final rule, effective March 28, 2025, transfers primary enforcement authority, or primacy, from the EPA to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Capito Op-Ed: West Virginia on my mind as EPW Committee Chairman WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail and the Wheeling Intelligencer, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, wrote about her priorities as Chairman of the EPW Committee for the 119th Congress,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Participates in Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Hearing on American Trade Enforcement Priorities Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on American trade enforcement priorities and how the Trump administration can ensure a level playing field for United States businesses and farmers.Congresswoman Miller be  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Rep. Moore Votes "Yes" on House Budget Proposal Resolution Will Enable Congress to Unlock President Trump's America First Agenda Washington, D.C. - This evening, Congressman Riley M. Moore voted "Yes" on H. Con. Res. 14, the House budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025. This resolution will allow Congress to begin the Budget Reconciliation process, with the goal of providing m  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 25 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Container ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- YETI COOLERS, LLC, Austin, Texas has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1063376 S1, initially filed June 8, 2022) developed by six inventors Mark D. Miller, San Marcos, Texas; Nicholas James Lombardi, Austin, Texas; Steven M. Scott, Austin, Texas; Elizabeth Ruchte, Austin, Texas; Andrew J. Winterhalter, Austin, Texas; and Liza Morris, Austin, Texas,  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 25 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Systems and Methods Providing High-Density Memory Arrangements With High-Speed Interconnects in a Condensed Form Factor ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- TORMEM INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12238866 B2, initially filed May 9, 2024) developed by Steven White, Morgantown, West Virginia, and Thao An Nguyen, San Jose, California, for "Systems and methods provid  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 26 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Treasurer Pack Applauds WVBTI For Approving Policy to Prohibit Short-Term Funds From Chinese-Owned Companies State Treasurer Larry Pack, who attended his first meeting as Chairman of the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments Tuesday, applauded the Board for approving a policy that would prevent funds from being invested in Chinese-owned companies. The   more