West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey

One-on-one interview: West Virginia Gov. Morrisey speaks with Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News' Daniel Burbank sat down with Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey shortly after his inauguration to discuss his vision for West Virginia.
Patrick Morrisey eliminates DEI in West Virginia on first day as governor
Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) signed an executive order on his first full day in office that prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives from state institutions. This follows companies the likes of Meta,
Gov. Morrisey orders flags in West Virginia to full-staff for Trump inauguration
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey (R) has ordered that all flags be raised back to full staff during the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday. Flags have been lowered since the passing of former President Jimmy Carter,
West Virginia Governor Axes DEI and Enacts Vaccine Exemptions on First Day in Office
Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first day as West Virginia’s chief executive
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 will get rid of all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and introduce non-medical exemptions to the state’s vaccination laws.
Morrisey stops DEI practices, targets government waste, supports vaccine exemptions
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,
Morrisey gets to work with swift executive orders on vaccine exemptions, eliminating DEI and more
On his second day in office, Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a stack of executive orders that offer religious exemptions to school vaccinations, eliminate any diversity initiatives in state government and more.
How will Gov. Morrisey’s new DEI executive order impact WVU?
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey put several executive orders in place during his first days in office, including ...
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Gov. Morrisey announces additional cabinet appointments, proposed department consolidations
Gov. Patrick Morrisey continued to round out his cabinet Thursday, making new appointments and also proposing mergers for existing departments. During a press conference Thursday from the Governor’s ...
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Morrisey predicts $400M FY26 budget deficit, ending Justice’s ‘rocket ship ride’
W.Va., who boasted big budget surpluses, has left Gov. Patrick Morrisey with a problem: a projected $400 million deficit for ...
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Morrisey: West Virginia Fiscal Year 2026 projected to start with $400M deficit
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has some big plans for fixing the state's budget. The new governor hosted a media ...
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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 ...
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Morrisey orders flags raised for Trump’s inauguration
Governor Patrick Morrisey is ordering all flags to be flown at full staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ...
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W.Va. House Finance Chair reacts to Morrisey’s projected $400 million deficit
Regardless of Morrisey’s projections, Criss said planning the state budget is the legislature’s prerogative, not the governor ...
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 ...