Tax cuts/overall spending
Leavitt wanted a $45 million tax cut, the GOP-controlled Legislature gave $90 million. He wanted $75 million more in spending, got $45 million.C+
Health-care reform
Leavitt got what he wanted, but he didn't ask for much, and some of what he wanted was delayed a year.
B
Education
Leavitt got most of his public education priorities, but faired worse in higher education desires.
B+
Crime/prisons
Leavitt asked for a lot, he got almost all of it.
A
Human Services
Leavitt got his child-welfare reform and services for families with disabilities, but legislators seriously rearranged funding for other programs.
B
Bonding
Legislators took $30 million off Leavitt's recommended bonding.
C
OVERALL GRADE B
Grading by Political Editor Bob Bernick Jr. and State Capitol reporter Jerry Spangler.