Promise Posts – Page 6

Donald Trump

Impose a hiring freeze on federal employees

No movement on Trump promise to reduce federal workforce with federal hiring freeze since April 2017 | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Make no cuts to Medicaid

Work requirement waivers undermine pledge on Medicaid cuts | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Dramatically scale back the U.S. Education Department

Trump still can’t eliminate the department or lower its funding | July 15, 2020

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 | September 7, 2018

Greg Abbott

Stop ‘forcing teachers to teach to so many standardized tests’

Greg Abbott falls short on vow to spare teachers from teaching to many standardized tests | January 31, 2018

Greg Abbott

Tie some college and university funding to student success indicators

Greg Abbott falls short on vow to tie university aid to student successes | August 20, 2018

Greg Abbott

Reform 2001 law authorizing in-state college tuition for unauthorized residents

Greg Abbott’s support for repeal of pro-immigrant law doesn’t play into action | December 14, 2017

Greg Abbott

Fund treatment for postpartum depression for low-income mothers

Lawmakers again didn’t embrace Abbott vow to fund more postpartum mental health treatment | November 30, 2017

Steve Adler

Enact a 20 percent homestead exemption

Austin’s Steve Adler loses momentum on promise to reach 20 percent homestead exemption | September 8, 2017

Scott Walker

Sell unneeded state assets for state debt reduction

Despite promise, no sale of unneeded assets | September 28, 2018

Scott Walker

Work with utilities to reduce the cost of energy for homeowners and employers

Promise Broken: Energy prices up | October 5, 2018

Scott Walker

Repeal the Common Core State Standards for schools

Common Core hasn’t been repealed | May 25, 2018

Scott Walker

Universal access to college courses

No ‘universal access’ created | May 30, 2018

Scott Walker

Increase availability of tuition tax credits for certain students

No action since term began, and the budget is complete | December 1, 2017

Scott Walker

Freeze technical college tuition for two years

No freeze was included in final budget of the term | December 1, 2017

Rick Scott

Double funding for programs to expand Florida businesses

Scott broke promise on doubling business funding | November 26, 2018

Rick Scott

Create a $2 million state park improvement grant to win a fourth national gold medal

Legislature didn’t fund Scott’s parks grant | April 4, 2017

Rick Scott

Issue an executive order for springs improvement

Scott never issued springs restoration executive order | December 6, 2018

Rick Scott

Enact tougher penalties for violating environmental regulations

Gov. Rick Scott breaks promise to enact tougher environmental penalties | March 28, 2016

Rick Scott

Phase out the state sales tax on commercial leases

Gov. Rick Scott fails to repeal Florida’s commercial lease tax | April 23, 2018

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