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News from June 2023

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Capito Announces Largest Amount of Broadband Funding for West Virginia to Date

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

West Virginia to receive $1,210,800,969.85 for internet connectivity through bipartisan infrastructure law

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Capito Announces $350,000 for Eda Projects in West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $350,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for three separate economic development councils in West Virginia. The funding will be used to support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) across each region.

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Manchin: Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Final Permit is Great News for West Virginia and the Entire Nation

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

On June 23, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ issuance of a Department of the Army water crossing permit authorizing the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Fda Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

Senator Manchin Secures Over $ 12 Million In Earmarks For West Virginia

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VA Purchase Loans in West Virginia average $277,287 for Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jun 30, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for West Virginia in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $277,287, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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81 people die from cancer in West Virginia during week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jun 30, 2023

There were 81 deaths from cancer reported in West Virginia in the week ending June 24, making up 20.1% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.

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Tax revenue analysis: West Virginia collects $815 million million in sales and gross receipt in Q1

By Mountain State Times | Jun 30, 2023

West Virginia collected $815 million in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in West Virginia

By Mountain State Times | Jun 30, 2023

These West Virginia political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in West Virginia increases from Q1 to Q2

By Mountain State Times | Jun 30, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for West Virginia in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $277,287, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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81 people die in West Virginia from cancer in week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jun 30, 2023

There were 81 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending June 24, no changes from the previous week.

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Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Secure Chemical Facilities Against Terrorist Attacks

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, which is set to expire on July 27th.

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Capito Remembers Lives Lost During 2016 West Virginia Flood

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on June 23 issued the following statement in remembrance of the 23 lives lost during the severe flooding that occurred seven years ago on June 23, 2016:

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25 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in West Virginia during week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jun 29, 2023

There were 25 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in West Virginia in the week ending June 24, making up 6.2% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.

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Manchin, Brown, Casey, Fetterman, Warner, Kaine Push Omb for New Silica Standard for Miners

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) wrote a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, urging for additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia.

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Manchin Statement on the 7th Anniversary of 2016 Flood in West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

On June 23, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on the 7th anniversary of the 2016 flood that devastated communities across West Virginia and killed 23 West Virginians.

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25 people die in West Virginia from cerebrovascular disease in week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jun 29, 2023

There were 25 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending June 24, a 8.7% increase over the previous week.

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29 people die in West Virginia from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jun 28, 2023

There were 29 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in West Virginia during the week ending June 24, a 31.8% increase over the previous week.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in West Virginia during week ending June 10?

By Mountain State Times | Jun 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 82 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 10.

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29 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in West Virginia during week ending June 24

By Mountain State Times | Jun 28, 2023

There were 29 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in West Virginia in the week ending June 24, making up 7.2% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in West Virginia during week ending June 10

By Mountain State Times | Jun 27, 2023

West Virginia's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.