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West Virginia Democrats respond to Governor Morrisey’s first executive orders
The West Virginia Democratic Party is responding to eight executive orders signed by the Mountain State’s new governor ...
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State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman to lead Health and Human Resources Committee
Legislation pertaining to religious exemptions from school vaccinations, foster care and access to health care in West Virginia all will be vetted first by State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman starting this ...
Times West Virginian4h
WVU, Marshall review diversity policies following Morrisey’s DEI ban impacting state funding
CHARLESTON — University and Marshall University are reviewing their diversity policies following Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...
The Times Leader6h
Morrisey inherits $400M budget hole for fiscal year 2026
Despite former governor Jim Justice promising to not leave his predecessor a hole in the next fiscal year budget, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said that current projections show a $400 million budget hole ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel8h
Morrisey DEI executive order goes too far, free speech group says
Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued an executive order earlier this week to excise policies linked to DEI – diversity, equity and ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education14h
W.Va. Governor’s DEI Ban Anti-Democratic, Censorious, Opponents Say
The executive order gives colleges 90 days to come up with a plan to rid their campuses of any programs catered to staff and students based on their gender or racial identity.
Charleston Gazette-Mail15h
WVU, Marshall reviewing diversity policies following Morrisey’s DEI ban
University and Marshall University are reviewing their diversity policies following new state Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...
West Virginia governor’s first executive orders include removing DEI initiatives and vaccine requirements
Like Morrissey, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to fire out a flurry of executive orders as soon as he returns to ...
Morrisey wants school vaccine exemption policy by Feb. 1, but WV doesn’t have a health officer
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has yet to announce a state health officer, but whoever ends up in that role seemingly ...
W.Va. health, education officials oppose governor's order permitting vaccine exemptions
Almost immediately after taking office, Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey handed down an executive order permitting religious ...
West Virginia MetroNews1d
Morrisey’s week one overreach
New Governor Patrick Morrisey has come out of the blocks fast with a series of executive orders to implement his policies. Several of the orders are pretty straightforward; he wants state agencies to ...