Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first day as West Virginia's chief executive Tuesday, including one enabling families to receive religious exemptions from required school vaccinations — a massive departure for a state with one of the strictest vaccine policies in the

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,

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.

Meta recently joined companies like Walmart, Lowe’s and Ford, which have already announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The proposal, if approved by Apple shareholders, would require the company to considering removing its DEI programs.

Apple's board of directors recommended shareholders reject a proposal for the company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program, calling such a move "unnecessary."

The law, passed by the Republican-controlled Legislation, bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities.

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges what the ACLU calls a discriminatory censorship law in Alabama. The lawsuit was filed by a group of Alabama students and educators from the University of Alabama and UAB.