Promise Posts – Politifact

Donald Trump

End birthright citizenship

Supreme Court rolls back nationwide block on birthright citizenship order, legal fight continues | June 30, 2025

Donald Trump

Institute a reciprocal tariff policy

The now-paused tariffs Trump touted as reciprocal actually weren’t | April 14, 2025

Donald Trump

Require proof of citizenship at the polls

SAVE America Act requires proof of citizenship to vote, but faces hurdles in Senate | February 17, 2026

Donald Trump

Reinstate the military’s transgender ban

Transgender service members actively removed from US military under Trump ban | July 9, 2025

Ron DeSantis

Address teacher shortages

Despite pay raises, Florida’s teacher shortage persists | October 21, 2022

Tony Evers

Work to cut prison population in half in coming years

Promise to work toward cutting prison population in half stalls | July 5, 2022

Tony Evers

Repeal or soften Act 10

Evers’ efforts to soften Act 10 stall | July 21, 2022

Tony Evers

Tighten regulations on state’s school voucher program, or end it entirely

Effort to tighten regulations on school’s state voucher program stalls | July 21, 2022

Tony Evers

Protect coverage for pre-existing conditions

Pledge on pre-existing conditions stalls | July 21, 2022

Gavin Newsom

Appoint State Homelessness Secretary

A promise stalled: Eight months in, Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to hire a homelessness czar | September 4, 2019

Roy Cooper

Restore film tax credits

NC film tax credits: Still unpopular with GOP, still not in the state budget | June 29, 2017

Roy Cooper

New laws to encourage voting

Roy Cooper

Pay teachers based on education level

Another year goes by without NC teachers getting paid for having advanced degrees like they used to | July 3, 2017

Roy Cooper

Create a non-partisan redistricting commission

Roy Cooper

Expand Medicaid

Roy Cooper

Restore the child care tax credit

NC legislators shoot down Cooper’s $52 million plan for child care income tax credits | June 28, 2017

Roy Cooper

Allow online voter registration

Greg Abbott

End CSCOPE and don’t allow federal “common core” academic standards in Texas

STALLED: Abbott’s vow to drive stake through CSCOPE, banish common core | July 20, 2018

Nathan Deal

Pay off for working in tough schools ‘still a goal,’ spokeswoman says

Rick Kriseman

Reduce or eliminate pier subsidy

Analysis of new St. Pete pier costs calls for $1. 9 million subsidy | June 13, 2017

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