This follows companies the likes of Meta, Walmart, Lowe’s, Toyota, and Ford among others that rolled back their DEI practices.

West Virginia governor’s first executive orders include removing DEI initiatives and vaccine requirements - West Virginia’s Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey issued flurry of orders on first day in

Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first day as West Virginia’s chief executive.

The order tasks state agencies with completing a review of all DEI initiatives and positions in their department.

West Virginia’s new governor, Patrick Morrisey, said it’s important for his administration to get a jump on policies like ordering a cessation in diversity initiatives associated with state government.

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 will get rid of all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and introduce non-medical exemptions to the state’s vaccination laws.

On his first day in office after his inauguration on Jan. 14, 2025, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Jan. 14, 2025 announced 8 sweeping executive orders and two other initiatives that, among other things,

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed an executive order Tuesday banning diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at all public institutions, including universities across the state. “Theories of DEI are contrary to equal protection guarantees of the West Virginia and United States Constitution,” the executive order states.