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News from July 2023

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Manchin Announces More Than $1.2 Billion for West Virginia Broadband Projects

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 2, 2023

On June 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced $1,210,800,969.85 in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). This funding was allocated based on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband coverage maps that Senator Manchin has been challenging since 2016 when he brought then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to West Virginia to see first-hand why his agency’s maps were wrong. At the time, the FCC maps indicated that 99.9% of Americans had wireless coverage.

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Manchin Announces Nearly $2.8 Million to Strengthen Healthcare Services Across West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 2, 2023

On June 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,799,172 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically support training physicians and dentists at Community Health Systems in Beckley, growing the state’s nursing workforce through Shepherd University and advancing critical research into cancer detection and diagnosis through West Virginia University.

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66 people die in West Virginia from heart disease in week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

There were 66 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending June 24, a 32.7% decrease from the previous week.

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66 people die from diseases of the heart in West Virginia during week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

There were 66 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in West Virginia in the week ending June 24, making up 16.4% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.

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VA provides 24.5% fewer home purchase loans in West Virginia in Q2 2023

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

There were 317 VA home purchases in West Virginia in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2023, totaling $87.9 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Q2 2023: West Virginia's combined tax revenues up 18.4% since Q1 2023

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

West Virginia collected $2.1 billion in total tax revenues during the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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53 people in 45-64 age group in West Virginia are estimated to have died during week ending June 17

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 53 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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Capito, Colleagues Launch Caregivers Caucus

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, along with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-Va.-2) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.-6) re-launched the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus. The caucus will provide education about the challenges family caregivers face and advocate for policies that support them.

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Capito Announces Over $2.1 Million in Congressionally Directed Spending for West Virginia Ag Business Projects

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $2,155,126.30 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for three West Virginia agricultural business development projects. This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to support West Virginia agriculture business development resources, increase food safety and monitoring, and improve the dairy industry across the state.

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Manchin Announces $81k to Support Affordable Housing for All West Virginians

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 1, 2023

On June 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $81,429 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support safe, affordable housing for all West Virginians. The funding will specifically be used to promote housing stability in Mingo and Randolph Counties, support housing counseling services in southern West Virginia and help humanely and effectively address youth homelessness in Randolph County.

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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 1, 2023

Senator Manchin Secures Over $36 Million In Earmarks For West Virginia

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in West Virginia increases from Q1 to Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in West Virginia during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $223,422, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 317 home purchase loans in West Virginia in Q2 2023

By Mountain State Times | Jul 1, 2023

There were 317 VA home purchase loans issued in West Virginia in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 totaling $87.9 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.