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Latest Promises
Roy Cooper
Bring teacher pay to the national average
NC teacher pay: Raises are much higher than the national average, but salaries still below-average
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June 29, 2017
Roy Cooper
Allow online voter registration
Terry McAuliffe
Reform Standards of Learning tests
Progress continues
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December 29, 2016
Roy Cooper
Fully repeal HB2
HB2 is gone, but some controversial parts of it still live on
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April 5, 2017
Scott Walker
Not to pursue toll roads in Wisconsin
Compromise: Walker on pursuing toll roads
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September 21, 2018
Steve Adler
Include Asian languages in city communications
Adler slow to move on vow to expand Asian languages in city communications
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March 21, 2016
Steve Adler
Raise awareness of Austin’s music scene with more free concerts
Austin mayor acknowledges no headway on free concerts promise
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March 18, 2016
Gina Raimondo
Establish the Rhode Island Innovation Institute (RI II)
Raimondo’s Innovation Institute is on the way
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January 13, 2016
Steve Adler
Give each council member a day for Austin City Council to visit their district
Adler plan to meet in each council district didn’t progress
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October 15, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Create a Loan Forgiveness Program
Raimondo keeps her promise on loan forgiveness; not everyone will qualify
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September 27, 2015
Barack Obama
Help restore Gulf Coast wetlands that protect against hurricanes
Unexpected aid from Deepwater Horizon
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August 20, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Create new visitors centers for tourists
On tourism Raimondo is heading in the right direction
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August 16, 2015
Scott Walker
Reduce income taxes so that they are lower in 2018 than they are today
Will progress early in second term hold? Stay tuned
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May 2, 2016
Greg Abbott
Abbott: Texas needs law barring state spending to implement Obamacare law
Abbott-sought proposal barring state spending to carry out Obamacare law fails to advance
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June 1, 2015
Greg Abbott
Cut Texas property taxes
Abbott calls for $4 billion cut in franchise, property taxes
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February 27, 2015
Greg Abbott
Raise five Texas universities into nation’s top 10 public universities
Greg Abbott far short on vow to lift 5 Texas universities into nation’s top 10
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September 7, 2018
Greg Abbott
Change allowed uses of state rainy day funds
Lawmakers sink Abbott desire to change limits on rainy day fund spending
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May 15, 2015
Greg Abbott
Require two-thirds’ vote of Texas House and Senate to override constitutional spending limit
Abbott desire to make it harder to dodge spending cap shows little momentum
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May 1, 2015
Greg Abbott
Impose a stricter constitutional spending cap based on population growth and inflation
Abbott’s proposal to tighten spending cap in constitution ran out of gas
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September 3, 2015
Greg Abbott
Bar statutorily-dedicated accounts from being used simply to certify the state budget is balanced
Abbott call to bar use of dedicated accounts to balance state budgets goes unheeded
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September 11, 2015
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