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

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

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

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

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.

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.

West Virginia Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a series of executive orders on his second day in office, including measures to allow religious exemptions for school vaccinations and eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within state government.

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.