Scope: State (West Virginia)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: January 14, 2025
West Virginia's governor signed Executive Order 3-25 on January 14, 2025, ordering the cessation of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and practices within state government. The order directs covered state entities to discontinue such programs and associated positions and activities.
Constitutional basis: Gubernatorial supervision of executive agencies is settled, but directing program elimination across separately governed state bodies and employee activity stretches that authority.