West Virginia sees largest drops in student enrollment in the nation

By MOVCAC | 08/11/2025

Parkersburg News and SentinelAugust 6, 2025Steven Allen Adams CHARLESTON — Driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing since, student enrollment at West Virginia’s public schools saw some of the largest drops in the nation. According to a June report by the Reason Foundation, a libertarian public policy research non-profit, West Virginia was one…

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Heckert, Criss claim Morrisey retaliated against them by withholding money

By MOVCAC | 08/02/2025

News and SentinelEvan BevinsJuly 31 2025 PARKERSBURG — Lawmakers and state officials are at odds over a program that allows members of the House of Delegates to allocate money in their districts. House Finance Chairman Vernon Criss, R-Wood, said the program is on hold after Gov. Patrick Morrisey withheld funds for political reasons. A representative…

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Raleigh Co. Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement Of School-Age Vaccine Law

By MOVCAC | 07/25/2025

For The IntelligencerSteven Allen AdamsJuly 24, 2025 BECKLEY – Gov. Patrick Morrisey and supporters of religious exemptions to West Virginia’s law requiring mandatory immunizations for public and private school students received another win Thursday after a Raleigh County judge issued a ruling allowing the children of three parents to attend school with no vaccinations this…

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