WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Votes to Pass Appropriations Package * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of Senate Republican Leadership, issued the below statement after voting for a package that includes five bipartisan, full-year appropriations bills-Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. ACS-62) on Jan. 28, 2026, by Lydia R Anderson, Tayelor Valerio and Chanell Washington entitled "Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This report looks at the socioeconomic characteristics of unmarried women in 2023 who had given birth in the last year. While the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) provides d  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * North Dakota to participate in new tax-credit scholarship program -- and that's a win for families By Catrin Wigfall Something important is happening in education policy, and it isn't coming from Washington mandates or teachers' union talking points. It's coming from states embracing a landmark e  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * General Revenue Collections Show Continued Growth in January * Charleston, W.Va. -Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that General Revenue Fund collections in January continued to reflect strong fiscal performance, with overall revenues exceeding prior-year levels and remaining ahead of year-to-date estimates. January 2026 collections totaled $490.8 million, representing a 2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On Fox News: The Country Is Less Safe Because Of ICE * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Sunday appeared on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream. As Americans decisively turn against the Trump administration's lawless immigration enforcement operations, Murphy made the case for why Republican  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Capito Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following the Senate's passage of the Labor-HHS Appropriations Act. The legislation provides support to s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: * * * West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey and ATR President Grover Norquist Call for 10% Across-the-Board Income Tax Cut Morrisey: "Pass a 10% across the board cut in income taxes now." At a press conference today in West Virginia, Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist joined state leaders to support Gov. Patrick Morrisey's call for a 10 percent across the board income tax cut. They also reiterated su  more