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 ...
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 ...
WFXR Roanoke on MSN2h
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 ...
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 ...
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 impacting state funding
University and Marshall University are reviewing their diversity policies following new state Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ...
West Virginia MetroNews23h
National free speech advocate, FIRE, is ready to fight Morrisey’s ban on diversity initiatives
FIRE is actively considering all options to ensure West Virginia faculty are not forcibly silenced by state edict, according ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel17h
West Virginia governor axes DEI and enacts vaccine exemptions on first full day in office
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks about executive orders he issued on his first day as governor at a news conference ...
West Virginia MetroNews16h
Health organizations say vaccine exemptions could open West Virginia to more disease
The executive order calls for the State Health Officer to establish a process for objections to compulsory school vaccination for families objecting on religious or conscientious grounds.
Weirton Daily Times3h
Gov. Morrisey inherits $400 million hole in fiscal year 2026 budget
Despite former governor Jim Justice promising to not leave his successor a hole in the next fiscal year budget, Gov. Patrick ...
The Times Leader5h
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 ...