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.

Speaking, Governor Morrissey – who succeed Jim Justice in the role after serving as West Virginia’s attorney general for more than a decade – said of his assault on DEI that he was actually working to shield citizens from racial and gender discrimination,

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West Virginia guards JJ Quinerly and Sydney Shaw scored game-highs of 19 points apiece while the 20th-ranked Mountaineers (14-3, 4-2) forced 30