Tom Corbett, a Republican, today completed his four-year term
as the 46th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Last November, I summarized
Corbett’s record in a series of posts: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s
Record of Reforms and Improvements, http://williamcinfici.blogspot.com/2014/11/pennsylvania-governor-tom-corbetts.html,
and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s Pro-Life Record, http://williamcinfici.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-pro-life-record-of-pennsylvania.html.
To update his record, I note he
recently signed legislation requiring the NCAA’s $60 million fine against Pennsylvania State
University to remain in the Keystone State
There were also several partial,
temporary accomplishments worth noting. Corbett
signed a voter identification law, which had been implemented on a trial basis
before an unfavorable court ruling.
Through his executive actions and court cases, he delayed the
redefinition of legal marriage to include same-sex unions. Corbett delayed the costly expansion of
Medicaid, an inefficient federal welfare program and instead substituted a
market-based offering that incentivized looking for work and making healthy
choices.
As with anything else in history,
perspective will allow a better interpretation of Corbett’s record as
Pennsylvania Governor, but his numerous accomplishments in only one term were
significant in helping to restore Pennsylvania’s budget and economy and to
provide better government and advance conservative principles of fiscal
responsibility, security, health and morals, education, environmentally
responsible energy, federalism and liberty.
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