Promise Posts – Page 25

Barack Obama

Help victims of superstorm Sandy ‘rebuild their lives’

Obama (and Congress) make good on help for Sandy victims | December 14, 2016

Barack Obama

Set a standard for utilities that 80 percent of U.S. electricity comes from clean sources by 2035

Halted Clean Power Plan incentivizes renewables for power generation | December 1, 2016

Barack Obama

Extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit

Fiscal cliff deal includes five-year extension | January 21, 2013

Barack Obama

Offer states waivers to No Child Left Behind if they meet requirements

Obama administration has approved waivers for many states | April 10, 2013

Barack Obama

Reduce federal aid to colleges that don’t keep costs down

No federal aid policy for schools that spend more | November 2, 2016

Barack Obama

Cut the growth of college tuition and fees in half over the next 10 years

We’ll give college tuition promise partial credit | September 12, 2016

Barack Obama

Lead the world in college graduates by 2020

Though improving, U.S. still lags South Korea | November 15, 2016

Barack Obama

Create a secretary of business and consolidate nine goverment agencies on business into one

Idea to create a secretary of business finally runs out of steam | October 21, 2016

Barack Obama

Cut another $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion in spending

He presided over significant cuts, but not necessarily as high as promised | December 5, 2016

Barack Obama

End the war in Afghanistan in 2014

Obama increases U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2016 | July 6, 2016

Scott Walker

Create 250,000 new jobs

Economists say time has run out on top campaign promise | September 18, 2014

Scott Walker

Reopen tourism visitor centers closed under Gov. Jim Doyle

All are back in operation | December 19, 2012

Lincoln Chafee

Develop master plan for use of state-owned property

Can’t have a ‘master plan’ without putting it in writing | December 11, 2012

Rick Perry

Pass law permitting prosecutors to seek life without parole for certain repeat sex offenders

New law enables prosecutors to pursue life without parole | December 10, 2012

Rick Perry

Serve full four-year term as governor

Perry on track to serve full gubernatorial term | December 6, 2012

Lincoln Chafee

Make major infrastructure improvements, including super high-speed Internet access

Chafee keeps the ball rolling on super-high-speed Internet | November 28, 2012

Rick Perry

Expand Texas Virtual School Network

Lawmakers signed off on funding method that could bolster online courses | November 28, 2012

Rick Perry

Require active monitoring of high-risk sex offenders for three years on release from prison

Lawmakers did not approve GPS monitoring of certain sex offenders | November 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Will work for constitutional amendment limiting growth in budget to changes in population and inflation combined

Proposed spending cap may be in play during 2013 legislative session | November 20, 2012

Carlos Gimenez

Attract new investment and create high-paying quality jobs

We take a look at Carlos Gimenez’s jobs goal | June 13, 2014

Bill Haslam

Evaluate HOPE Scholarship program

Making good on HOPE vow | August 29, 2012

Rick Perry

Require the legislature to say when it creates a new cause of action in statute

Lawmakers shied from saying new laws should say if they are creating new causes for legal action | August 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Increase access to courts for legitimate claims

Perry signed measure into law intended to increase access to courts for legitimate claims | August 23, 2012

Nathan Deal

Enhance storage capacity for the state’s water resources

State plan meets Deal’s goal to expand water resources | August 15, 2012

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