A partial freeze was included in the budget. Will Legislature firm it up?

In campaign speeches, news releases and his 2014 campaign's "Wisconsin's Comeback" plan, Gov. Scott Walker promised a two-year freeze on tuition at the state's technical colleges.

Walker paired it with his plan to once again freeze tuition in the University of Wisconsin System schools for two years, all under the banner of helping more people afford higher education.

The tech-school freeze was promised without any qualifiers.

But in his budget proposal for 2015-17, Walker recommended a freeze -- but only for courses and programs in high-need areas. The state Department of Workforce Development will identify what those areas are for each tech school district.

It was described in news reports as a "partial" freeze.

Of course, Walker's proposal could be altered by the Legislature to be more in line with his promise. If not, it could well go down as a compromise or broken promise.

For now, we are rating it In the Works.