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ACLU: Lawsuit has “important role” following WV BOE voting against childhood vaccine exemptions

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www.youtube.com – WCHS Eyewitness News – 2025-06-13 16:00:42

SUMMARY: The West Virginia State Board of Education voted to follow state law, rejecting Governor Patrick Morrissey’s executive order allowing religious vaccine exemptions for students. While the Department of Health continues granting exemptions, county school boards are directed not to accept them, creating confusion. The ACLU’s lawsuit challenging the executive order remains important, aiming to clarify conflicts between state entities. The ACLU supports the board’s decision, opposing executive overreach and emphasizing legislative authority. Kanawha and other counties will comply with state law, with very few vaccine exemptions granted so far. Morrissey criticized the board’s decision as infringing on religious liberties.

After the West Virginia State Board of Education voted on Wednesday to go against Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order and not allow for religious exemptions for school vaccines, American Civil Liberties Union West Virginia Legal Director Aubrey Sparks said the lawsuit challenging the legality of the executive order still stands. She said it could now be used to provide further clarity between the differing state entities.

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Christian's Morning Forecast: Storms Bring Relief from the Heat

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www.youtube.com – WOAY TV – 2025-07-30 06:34:32

SUMMARY: Christian Boler’s 7-day forecast highlights storms bringing relief from persistent heat. Currently, it’s 69°F with fog patches clearing soon. Today’s high hits 86°F with scattered thunderstorms beginning around 2 PM and ending by 1 AM tomorrow. Severe storms affect areas like Iowa and Illinois, while heat advisories remain elsewhere, sparing the local area. A cold front will pass through Thursday and Friday, ushering in cooler temperatures and more storms. Rain totals will generally range from a quarter to half an inch, with isolated heavier downpours. After Saturday’s lingering storms, Sunday and Monday will be clear before showers return Tuesday, easing heat concerns significantly.

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Del. Josh Holstein named leader of West Virginia Republican Party

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www.youtube.com – WCHS Eyewitness News – 2025-07-29 16:00:08

SUMMARY: Delegate Josh Holstein from Boone County was narrowly elected chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party Executive Committee, winning 63 to 57 votes. At 23, Holstein, who runs an online media business and substitutes teaches, aims to unify the party’s social and fiscal conservatives, aligning himself as a social conservative populist similar to Donald Trump. He acknowledged the GOP faces challenges, like funding state worker health insurance, despite holding a supermajority in government. Holstein emphasized the need to keep primaries closed to independents, urging them to register as Republicans, and pledged better communication within the party and to deliver results for West Virginians.

A Boone County House of Delegates member and substitute teacher is the new head of West Virginia’s Republican Party. Del. Josh Holstein was named the new leader of the GOP in a 63-to-57 vote. Holstein, who has an online media and advertising business, is the new chair of the West Virginia Republican Party Executive Committee.

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Encourage your kids to choose reading a book more frequently than screen time

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www.youtube.com – WOAY TV – 2025-07-28 17:21:53

SUMMARY: Encouraging kids to choose reading a book over screen time offers many benefits, from language development to emotional well-being. As school starts, incorporating books into family routines helps teach important values. Reading fosters cognitive skills and a lifelong love of learning, critical for children’s growth. Libraries, like those in Fade County with branches in Montgomery, Anstead, Mount Hope, Fedville, and O’ale, provide access and programs to support reading. Despite changes in family dynamics and technology, the joy of holding a book and finding quiet reading time remains invaluable. Books continue to enrich children’s lives beyond the digital world.

From language development to cognitive skills and emotional well-being, there are many benefits to getting kids reading. With school starting soon, making books a part of the family routine can also help parents teach important values.

Newswatch reporter Jillian Risberg (https://www.facebook.com/JillianRisTV).

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