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Lisa Mascaro, Cuneyt Dil, John Raby Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — He's known her for as long as he can remember, once challenging "Shel" to a heart-pumping zipline race down a rugged mountaintop. The way she tells it, they actually first met when he came to measure the carpeting for her new house in the 1970s. The two U.S. senators from West Virginia, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, grew up in politically prominent families and now find themselves playing central roles in President Joe Biden's infrastructure plans. Manchin is a crucial 50th vote for Democrats ...

Print this article LANSING, West Virginia — Shelley Moore Capito, the first woman U.S. senator from West Virginia and the daughter of the late Gov. Arch Moore, said she remains confident President Joe Biden is taking seriously the infrastructure outline she and several other Republicans submitted to the White House. “I came up with a Republican plan, working with the other ranking members on committees to formulate a Republican response, ” Capito said in an interview with the Washington Examiner. She was referring to her work with fellow Republican Sens. Roger Wicker, Pat Toomey, Mi...

West Virginia’s Capito emerges as central figure as Democrats, Republicans seek infrastructure deal Tony Romm © Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) walks through the Senate subway on her way to a vote on the Senate floor at the Capitol on April 19. Six years after a landslide at Yeager Airport sent dirt and debris tumbling into the valley below, the runways at this hilltop transportation hub in Charleston, W.Va., still could use some upgrades. The need for the new investment was obvious to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who donned a hard hat and...

04-12-2021-A Washington, DC. – United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito has joined West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner to help West Virginia commemorate the state's unique history in the passage of the 50th anniversary of the 26th Amendment. Senator Capito now holds the position in the U.S. Senate once occupied by Jennings Randolph. Senator Randolph served in the U.S. Senate from 1958 to 1985. Prior to that, he served in Congress from 1933 to 1947. Randolph is considered the "Father of the 26th Amendment" for his 29-year effort to get the Amendment passed through Congress. Randol...

The Week in W.Va. History Mineral Daily News-Tribune CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at  www.wvencyclopedia.org. Feb. 21, 1895: Bluefield Colored Institute was established by the legislature to prepare black West Virginians for the teaching profession. After several name changes, the school became Bluefield State College in 1943. Feb. 21, 1913: Workers’ compensation passed the West Virginia Legislature, modeled on the German system Governor Hatfield studied in the Ruhr Valley coal...