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When did Long become governor?
May 21, 1928.
What did he accomplish as governor?
Long pushed a number of bills through the 1929 session of the Louisiana State Legislature to fulfill campaign promises.
What problems did these bills address?
These included a free textbook program for schoolchildren.
What other issues did Long fix?
Long also supported night courses for adult literacy (which taught 100,000 adults to read by the end of his term).
When were some of these bills or programs implemented?
Long began an unprecedented public works program, building roads, bridges, hospitals, and educational institutions.
How much was spent on some of these programs?
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Question: Were his ideas supported by other politicians?
Self-contained rewrite: Were Huey Long's ideas supported by other politicians?