The governor vowed that day to return to give the annual State of the State speech.

The governor vowed to "take a second job" by becoming "the lobbyist for the students."

The governor vowed not to raise taxes or put off planned tax cuts to deal with the budget gap.

Yet more cuts could harm services, which the governors have vowed not to do.

The governor has vowed to bring up the measure again in the session that begins next week.

For his part, the governor vowed in the aftermath of the attack to balance this year's budget without raising taxes or laying off workers.

The state faces an $11.5 billion budget gap, and the governor has vowed not to raise income taxes to solve the crisis.

At the bill-signing ceremony last year, the governor vowed to close those loopholes.

The governor vowed to go after Senate Republicans in the next election.

The governor, a Republican, had long vowed to kill the bill, which passed both chambers of the Legislature.