W.Va. agency still can't access federal funds subject to Trump freeze
On Thursday, Meredith Pride, executive director of the Charleston-based Appalachian Center for Independent Living, nervously checked the federal payment system to see if the funds her organization ...
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Morrisey's health orders opposed; governor had hospital exec support in election
Gov. Patrick Morrisey secured wide campaign support from executives across West Virginia's largest health care systems, including WVU Medicine and Vandalia Health, which support compulsory childhood ...
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Morrisey praises WVU for closing DEI unit; adjustments begin on campus
Gov. Patrick Morrisey released a video statement on X Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, praising West Virginia University after they ...
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Americans for Prosperity pushing for changes to West Virginia education, healthcare
The West Virginia chapter of a conservative grassroots advocacy organization that spent money and manpower on behalf of the state’s new Republican governor and other GOP leaders now hopes their ...
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WVU closes DEI Division
In response to an executive order from West Virginia’s new governor, Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia University closed its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Implementation began on Thursday ...
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Americans for Prosperity makes push for universal school choice, CON repeal
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Staff writer CHARLESTON – The West Virginia chapter of a conservative grassroots advocacy organization that spent money and manpower on behalf of the state’s new Republican ...
Stories of the Week: January 26 through February 1
Here are some of the top stories this week on the WBOY 12News Facebook page. Flooding affected roads across north central West Virginia on Friday. The body of a missing Pennsylvania man was recovered ...
WVU closes DEI Division following executive order by Gov. Morrisey
In response to an executive order from West Virginia's new governor, Patrick Morrisey, WVU closed its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Implementation began on Thursday, WVU told. Word of ...
Policy analysts, advocates suggest West Virginia jails aren’t ready to intake ICE detainees
Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) announced that West Virginia jails and prisons are currently holding dozens of people who were ...
WVU scraps Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Division office
West Virginia University in Morgantown has scrapped its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Division and is replacing it with a new initiative, keeping in line with the state’s governor who declared an ...
WVU students react to closure of DEI Division
News spoke with students at WVU on their reactions to the university’s move to close its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, some of whom didn’t know anything about it, while ...
WVU shuts down DEI office after Morrisey’s ban; students worry about university’s future
West Virginia University is shutting down its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion following Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s ban on state funds for entities using the diversity initiatives. The closure ...