McMaster, South Carolina among 20 states with flags up Monday
Flags should fly at full staff in South Carolina, by order of Gov. Henry McMaster, for Monday’s presidential inauguration then return to half-staff honoring former President Jimmy Carter.
Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate5h
Morrisey predicts $400M budget deficit next year
Sen. Jim Justice, who promised rocket ship rides and boasted big budget surpluses, has left the new Gov. Patrick Morrisey with a problem: a projected $400 million deficit beginning next ...
Herald Star9h
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 Virginian10h
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 Leader12h
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 Sentinel14h
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 Education20h
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-Mail21h
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 ...
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 Patrick Morrisey. Two of those orders ...