MORGANTOWN — The continuing resolution signed into law this past week averted a government shutdown, but may have closed the door on a number of projects across […]
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Capito: 2025 earmarks gone with spending bill
MORGANTOWN — If your community is expecting big money from Washington for your favorite project, it may be time to move on. There’s a good chance it’s […]
A look at Manchin and Capito earmarks for local projects, from $1.7T federal budget
MORGANTOWN — Earmarks have returned to Congress and Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin — both Appropriations Committee members — have put out their lists of […]
Capito talks with WV press about voting rights bill, earmarks, drinking water, filibuster
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met with members of the West Virginia press Thursday to talk about the federal elections bill, inflation, clean drinking water and […]
One cheer for the return of earmarks
by Ramesh Ponnuru After a 10-year hiatus, earmarks are coming back to the U.S. Congress. Democrats and Republicans alike repudiated the practice of letting congressmen direct federal […]
