Promise Posts – Page 44

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Sign legislation on immigration similar to Arizona bill

No legislation moved, and no more session days left | August 25, 2014

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Sign legislation requiring photo ID to vote

There may be legal challenges, but it’s now the law of the land | July 5, 2011

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Stop Milwaukee to Madison high-speed rail link on first day in office

Train money distributed to other states, even before Walker took office | December 29, 2010

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Expand veterans board and let governor appoint all members

Bill faced some controversy, but this was all in it | January 3, 2012

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Develop plan to keep Veterans Trust Fund solvent

Cash infusions have kept it afloat, but deficit projections remain | September 10, 2014

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Create “Homecoming Wisconsin” program to lure back former residents

Some ongoing efforts, but not as expansive as pledged | August 25, 2014

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Increase access to state lands for hunters

Some $5 million in improvements OKd in budget, many already complete | November 17, 2012

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Sponsor annual event aimed at convention and meeting planners

Time has run out for an annual event this term | July 16, 2013

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Allow state to file or join lawsuits to block federal health care reform

With authorization, attorney general is on his way to court | January 4, 2011

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Remove enrollment caps for private school choice program and for virtual charter schools

Both caps were removed as part of the 2011-13 state budget | July 22, 2011

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Change mediation/arbitration rules for teacher unions to consider “local economic factors”

Collective bargaining changes did this much and more | February 1, 2012

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Restore Qualified Economic Offer system for school district bargaining

Actions via Act 10 went even further | February 1, 2012

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Streamline teacher licensing process; allow those with “real world” experience.

New program is in place, new teachers on the way | November 6, 2013

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Establish teacher evaluation system

Process coming, but not entirely as envisioned | November 5, 2013

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Create “turnaround task force” to help school districts with failing schools

A different mechanism created for providing assistance to low-performing schools | October 29, 2013

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Create A-to-F grading scale for school quality

A new system, with a different approach, is in place | November 14, 2012

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Assure at least one Natural Resources Board member has a farming background

Waupun-area dairy farmer fills the bill | January 3, 2012

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Oppose efforts to weaken “Use Value” law as it relates to farms

No efforts to weaken have emerged, and Walker has remained consistent | November 1, 2013

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Review all tax policy to lighten burden on farmers

Analysis assesses taxation of farmers | November 9, 2013

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Require cabinet to hold “brown bag lunches” with employees to find waste, fraud and abuse

Sometimes the boss even buys lunch | February 2, 2012

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Toughen reporting requirements for lobbyists

No final action on either side of this equation | December 19, 2014

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Never “raid” special state funds for other programs

Not as reliant on this practice as in budgets past, but it did occur in 2011-13 spending plan | November 17, 2011

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Strip policy items and pork projects from the state budget

In repair bill and full budget, policy items were included | April 29, 2011

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Require use of accepted accounting principles to balance all state budgets

Even critics are not talking about the ball being dropped on this one | November 16, 2011

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