Mike Huckabee, A Measure of Performance
Mike Huckabee is a proven leader in:
Family Values
* Issued the Family Protection Policy Directive to Arkansas state agencies
* Signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage in Arkansas * Signed the Fetal Protection Act * Issued an executive order to state agencies recurring compliance with Charitable Choice, allowing faith-based providers access to government funds * Led the effort to pass the nation's third Covenant Marriage law * Led the effort to pass "A Woman's Right to Know" legislation for women seeking abortion * Signed into law legislation requiring parental consent for abortion * Signed into law legislation requiring abortion providers to notify a prospective patient that the unborn baby may feel pain
Good Government
* Doubled the child care tax credit and eliminated the marriage penalty from the tax code
* Eliminated the capital gains tax on the sale of a home * Indexed the state income tax to inflation to keep people from being pushed into higher tax brackets * Simplified the car tag renewal process * Signed into law legislation creating the first broad-based tax cut in Arkansas history * Increased penalties for church arson. * Implemented criminal background checks for teachers
Education
* Protected the right of parents to home school their children
* Initiated SmartStart, SmartStep, and Next Step education programs which resulted in verifiable gains in academic achievement form the first year of implementation * Passed legislation to increase education assessment and school accountability * Signed into law legislation vastly improving an existing charter school law, resulting in the creation of Arkansas' first ever charter schools * Worked to grant school administrators more flexibility in firing bad teachers
Second Amendment Rights
* Became the first governor in the nation to have a concealed handgun license * Signed into law legislation removing restrictions on concealed handgun permit holders * Signed into law legislation blocking frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers * Signed into law legislation allowing former law enforcement officers to carry concealed handguns
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