Promise Posts – Page 7

Rick Scott

Propose an amendment to curb property tax increases

Scott breaks promise for property tax amendment | March 20, 2018

Rick Scott

Be No. 1 in high school graduation rates

Scott broke promise for Florida to rise to No. 1 in high school graduation rates | November 28, 2018

Rick Scott

Be No. 1 in nation for student performance in reading and math

Florida is not No. 1 in reading, math, despite Scott promise | December 4, 2018

Barack Obama

Create a secretary of business and consolidate nine goverment agencies on business into one

Idea to create a secretary of business finally runs out of steam | October 21, 2016

Barack Obama

Lead the world in college graduates by 2020

Though improving, U.S. still lags South Korea | November 15, 2016

Barack Obama

Reduce federal aid to colleges that don’t keep costs down

No federal aid policy for schools that spend more | November 2, 2016

Barack Obama

Double American exports over the next five years

Exports didn’t double; they are barely keeping pace with 2012 | December 8, 2016

Barack Obama

Create 1 million new manufacturing jobs by the end of 2016

Statistics fall short on manufacturing jobs | November 14, 2016

Barack Obama

Enact the Buffett rule

Millionaires still paying a smaller tax share than secretaries | October 6, 2016

Barack Obama

Overhaul the corporate tax code and reduce the rate for manufacturing companies

Corporate tax code resists change | December 7, 2016

Barack Obama

End tax deductions for companies that offshore

No traction for offshoring pledge | December 7, 2016

Barack Obama

Create a new tax credit for companies that bring jobs to the United States from overseas

Jobs tax credit idea dead upon legislative arrival | December 7, 2016

Barack Obama

Create a veterans job corps

Programs exist, just not the one Obama promised | November 15, 2016

Barack Obama

Work to renew the assault weapons ban

Congress doesn’t zero in on assault weapons ban bills | December 8, 2016

Barack Obama

End the war in Afghanistan in 2014

Obama increases U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2016 | July 6, 2016

Rick Scott

Explore expansion of domestic drilling in a safe, environmentally sound way

Rick Scott’s oil drilling talk has come up dry | October 2, 2013

Rick Scott

Require drug screening for welfare recipients

Florida bill would drug test some applicants for welfare | March 14, 2017

Rick Scott

Ban embryonic stem cell research

Rick Scott fails to pursue stem cell research ban | October 2, 2013

Chris Abele

Not raise taxes

Despite his efforts (and vetoes), taxpayers will pay more in the end | November 18, 2011

Chris Abele

Combine state, local public employees into buying pool for health insurance

Some preliminary steps, but won’t be done during about-to-end one-year term | March 21, 2012

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