Governors brag about policy accomplishments all the time. If a state’s crime rate has fallen, or a state’s businesses create jobs, or a state finishes a key infrastructure project, governors will tell you about it. They have every right to. Governors should keep the public informed about all the positive things they have brought to their state.

But what about policy milestones that aren’t so positive? Should governors brag about rising homelessness? Or traffic deaths? Or falling test scores? They will if they think they can get away with it.