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Government Briana Heaney,

Riley Gaines Bill Signed Into Law, Defines Men and Women

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey held the first ceremonial bill signing event as a governor today where he signed “The Riley Gaines Act.”  On Tuesday ...

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Senate Strikes House Amendment On Riley Gains Bill, Sends To Governor's Desk

A Senate bill, dubbed the Riley Gaines Act, has completed legislation and is on its way to the governor's desk.  ...

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'Riley Gains Act' Nearing Governor's Desk

A bill dubbed the Riley Gaines Act, which puts in state code that men and women will be defined based on the criteria for biological sex, has cleared both chambers. 

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