Three-term Attorney General Patrick Morrisey took the oath of office today to become the 37th governor of West Virginia. Morrisey, other elected members of the Board of Public Works, two justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and a new Intermediate Court of Appeals judge all took their oaths of office

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office. But he rarely pushed for them.

On his first full day in office, West Virginia's Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey issued several executive orders that significantly reshape state policies. Notably, Morrisey on Tuesday introduced a measure allowing families to get religious exemptions to mandatory school vaccinations,