Latest Promises

Tony Evers

Support ending solitary confinement

Evers hasn’t taken action to end it, though he could | July 5, 2022

Tony Evers

Dissolve and replace state economic development agency

More than halfway through Evers’ term, WEDC looks here to stay | July 24, 2021

Tony Evers

Accept federal Medicaid expansion money

Medicaid expansion a no go in final budget | July 9, 2019

Tony Evers

Repeal changes made to prevailing wage laws

Evers falters on prevailing wage issue | July 21, 2022

Tony Evers

Expand background checks and put in place gun restrictions

Plan for a universal background check requirement for all firearm sales falls flat | July 5, 2022

Tony Evers

Raise no taxes

Final budget includes tax increases | July 31, 2019

Greg Abbott

Repeal limits on students taking online classes

Abbott promise to repeal limits on online courses goes unfulfilled | June 19, 2018

Greg Abbott

Require school districts to list the capacity of each school compared to its enrollment

Abbott call for compiling school capacities proves empty | June 18, 2018

Donald Trump

Eliminate Common Core

Common Core isn’t leaving anytime soon | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Repeal Obamacare

No repeal, no replace | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Build a wall, and make Mexico pay for it

Donald Trump promised to build a border wall and make Mexico pay for it. That didn’t happen | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities

Legal battles impede Donald Trump’s attempt to cut federal funding for so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Bring back waterboarding

Donald Trump’s vow to ‘bring back waterboarding’? Consider it broken | January 3, 2019

Donald Trump

Establish a ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

Trump’s travel restrictions survive Supreme Court, fall short of promised Muslim ban | November 14, 2018

Donald Trump

Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to re-enter the United States illegally

Trump does not fulfill pledge for mandatory minimum sentences for criminals re-entering US illegally | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Guarantee 6-week paid leave

Vast majority of workers still don’t have paid leave, though federal workers do | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Establish a commission on radical Islam

Trump broke promise to establish commission on radical Islam | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Remove existing Syrian refugees

No action from Donald Trump to deport Syrian refugees, despite campaign promise | November 14, 2018

Donald Trump

Expand national right to carry to all 50 states

Trump broke promise on expanding right to carry | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Enact term limits

No immediate path seen for congressional term-limits | January 2, 2019

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