Promise Posts – Page 35

Ed FitzGerald

Implement a rigorous ethics policy

FitzGerald’s first executive order the first step for ethics policy | February 2, 2011

Scott Walker

End early prison release

When it passed the Legislature, repeal of the program had bipartisan support | July 25, 2011

Scott Walker

Identify $300 million in waste, fraud and abuse in state budget and eliminate it

The numbers show this $300 million goal has been met | September 25, 2014

Scott Walker

Pass and sign concealed carry legislation

After years of past vetoes, Walker makes Wisconsin the 49th state with such a law | July 14, 2011

Rick Perry

Declare repeal of Houston’s “sanctuary city” rules to be emergency

Perry names abolition of sanctuary cities an emergency legislative issue | January 14, 2011

Rick Perry

Designate eminent-domain reform as an emergency for 2011 Legislature

Perry designates eminent domain and protecting private property rights as emergency issue | January 14, 2011

John Kitzhaber

Ask for resignations of top state managers and directors

Kitzhaber asks for some resignations | January 14, 2011

Rick Perry

Establish statewide inspector general

Lawmakers declined to create statewide inspector general | November 12, 2012

Rick Perry

Create teams to arrest sex offenders who have violated parole

DPS says team focus on sex offenders accomplished | October 18, 2012

Rick Perry

Pursue state aid to pay share of education center at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington

No state money appropriated for D.C. Vietnam memorial Education Center | April 23, 2012

Rick Perry

Freeze public-college tuition increases for four years

Four-year tuition freeze did not happen | July 8, 2011

Rick Perry

Toughen law against human traffickers

Perry signs bills with stricter penalties for human trafficking | May 25, 2011

Rick Perry

Sign eminent-domain reform into law before end of 2011 legislative session

Perry keeps promise to boost property rights before end of May | May 23, 2011

Rick Perry

Provide business tax credit to help workers get high-school diplomas

Proposal never cleared committee | July 24, 2011

Rick Perry

Fund additional border security efforts

Budget increases state funding for border security | July 6, 2011

Rick Perry

Won’t run for president

Perry breaks promise not to run for president | August 13, 2011

Rick Perry

Require students to stay in high school or be earning GED to keep driver’s license

Key provision stripped from bill in Senate | August 22, 2011

Rick Perry

Fund up to 12 more veterans counselors

Counselors came and went | July 18, 2011

Rick Perry

Cut backlog of pending veterans claims

Agency helped Texas veterans file 16,771 claims | July 18, 2011

Rick Perry

Make small business tax cut permanent

Tax exemption extended for two years | July 24, 2011

Rick Perry

Create $100 million Texas-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math scholarship fund

Scholarship fund created, but goal scaled back | March 5, 2012

Rick Perry

Double Texas-Science, Technology, Engineering and Math academies

Academies still being added | March 5, 2012

Rick Perry

Oppose and veto tax increases

Perry opposed state tax increases | August 8, 2011

Rick Perry

Create criminal penalties for employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers

Criminal penalty proposals introduced, but none became law | February 27, 2012

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