WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Five new Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE awards, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will bolster workforce development and capacity across eight states. * * * Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded $14.5 million to five collaborative, multi-state projects that will drive large-scale economic transformation. Funded through ARC's Appalachian  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for the City of St. Albans, W.Va. through the DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office. This award, which was secured thro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, in introducing a resolution to designate December 2, 2024, as World Nuclear Energy Day "Continued investment in nuclear energy innovation works for not only the betterment of the American people, but all humanity," said Crapo. "Thank you to the scientists, engineers and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) called on the Biden-Harris administration's Department of Education to withdraw its proposed rule to "cancel" borrowers' student loans based on "hardships." In a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Foxx outlines the illegality of this latest debt transfer sche more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), T&I Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE), and EPW Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced a final agreement on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resour more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), T&I Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE), and EPW Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced a final agreement on the Thomas R. Carper Wat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: To date, Biden-Harris Administration has announced nearly 600 port and waterway projects that are strengthening supply chains, reducing the costs of everyday items, and lowering carbon emissions Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $4.85 million in grants to five marine highway projects across the nation via the United States Marine Highway Program (U more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) delivered his final speech as a United States Senator on the U.S. Senate floor. A video of Senator Manchin's floor speech can be found here. Senator Manchin's remarks as prepared are available below: My friends and colleagues, Today, I rise with a full heart and an overwhelming sense of gratitude. It has been the honor of my life to represent West Virginia and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: GLEN JEAN, WV - The National Park Service (NPS) at Gauley River National Recreation Area invites interested members of the public to review and provide comments on the proposed rehabilitation and expansion of the Gauley Tailwaters Campground in Nicholas County, West Virginia. * * * Background Gauley Tailwaters Campground is nestled alongside the headwaters of the world-famous wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Radhika Fox, ex-assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency, from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act": * * * Good morning, Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and members of the committee. It is my honor to appear before this committee again. I wanted to begin by appreciating the leadership o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by David Samuel Johnson, President Biden's nominee to be inspector general for tax administration at the Treasury Department, from a Nov. 14, 2024, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished Members of this Committee: I am honored to appear before you today for consideration to be the Inspector General for Tax Administration at the Department of the Treasury. I want to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Esther Sanchez-Gomez, litigation director at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, from a Nov. 13, 2024, hearing entitled "How Bump Stocks and Other Conversion Devices are Amplifying the Gun Violence Epidemic": * * * Thank you, Chairman Durbin, and members of the Committee for the opportunity to testify here today. My name is Esther Sanchez-Gomez and I am the Litigation Director at GIFFORDS Law Cent more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Two active-duty U.S. Army soldiers pled guilty to, and a third soldier was charged with, obtaining fraudulent loans through a COVID-19 relief program while stationed at Fort Gregg-Adams. Major Eduwell Jenkins, 42, pled guilty today to defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) by obtaining a fraudulent loan through the Paycheck Protection more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginia's revenue collections surpassed $400.4 million in November, the fifth month of Fiscal Year 2025, exceeding estimates by $18.8 million. 'We are watching West Virginia continue to grow, and we are excited about the future," Gov. Justice said. "We've cut over a billion dollars in taxes. That's not just for one year. That' more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Travel on the West Virginia Turnpike exceeded expectations during Thanksgiving week, the West Virginia Parkways Authority announced. The estimated number of transactions on the Turnpike was 715,000. The actual number of total transactions was 754,405. The heaviest travel days were Wednesday, November 27, 2024, with 160,934 transactions, and Sunday, December 1, 2024, with 257, more PR

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Sean Jarred Davis, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for operating a fentanyl trafficking organization in Hampshire and Mineral Counties. According to court documents and statements made in court, Davis, also known as "Mike" and "Mike White," was supplying large quantities of fentanyl and heroin, delivering t more PR

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: A West Virginia man has been sentenced for his role and a Virginia woman has admitted to her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties. Andrew Scott Sager, 55, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine hyd more PR