Kitz-O-Meter: Tracking the promises of John Kitzhaber

The Promise:

Will have a racially diverse administration.

Update July 13th, 2012:

Latinos still underrepresented in governor’s appointments

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The Promise:

"I will also create the authority to integrate all state policies and programs, such as transportation, energy, agriculture, land use planning and others, that have relevance to climate change and energy issues."

Update July 12th, 2012:

Gov. Kitzhaber has appointed a network of advisers to integrate the agencies

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The Promise:

"We need a strategic climate and energy road map that lays out the practical steps to meet and implement that goal, and benchmarks against which to systematically and frequently measure our progress. During the course of my campaign, I will lay the groundwork for a strategic plan that integrates the state emission reduction goal, the Renewable Energy Standard, aggressive conservation and energy efficiency strategies, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the Renewable Fuel Standard into a comprehensive state Energy and Climate Strategic Plan."

Update July 11th, 2012:

Right on time, Gov. Kitzhaber releases his first draft

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The Promise:

Will "think about in the next couple years ... how we would set up a large demonstration project in Oregon that fundamentally shifts the way health care is organized and delivered ... and ask for a broad waiver from the federal government to give us permission to actually do that."

Update July 10th, 2012:

With federal approval and a Supreme Court OK, Kitzhaber makes good on health care promise

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The Promise:

"We need a strategic climate and energy road map that lays out the practical steps to meet and implement that goal, and benchmarks against which to systematically and frequently measure our progress. During the course of my campaign, I will lay the groundwork for a strategic plan that integrates the state emission reduction goal, the Renewable Energy Standard, aggressive conservation and energy efficiency strategies, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the Renewable Fuel Standard into a comprehensive state Energy and Climate Strategic Plan."

Update January 6th, 2012:

We’re a half a year away from a solid proposal, but it’s In the Works

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The Promise:

Will create a 10-year budget plan to offer clearer sense of state's priorities.

Update January 6th, 2012:

The foundation seems set, but results are still a ways away

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The Promise:

Will "think about in the next couple years ... how we would set up a large demonstration project in Oregon that fundamentally shifts the way health care is organized and delivered ... and ask for a broad waiver from the federal government to give us permission to actually do that."

Update July 8th, 2011:

With two health care-related bills passed, this promise is definitely 'In the Works'

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The Promise:

"We will reduce the number of services we provide, reduce the number of individuals who get services, reduce what we pay people (like doctors and the hospitals who are providing the services) and change the way services are provide."

Update July 8th, 2011:

Slicing social services was a painful promise - but one Kitzhaber kept

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The Promise:

Will "make education funding stable."

Update July 8th, 2011:

The education budget is set; can it remain stable?

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The Promise:

Will "immediately create low-interest 'energy savings bonds' to jump-start big improvements in Oregon's public colleges and K-12 public schools."

Update July 8th, 2011:

Kitzhaber gets to check off one of his campaign’s clearest promises

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The Promise:

Will "reform Oregon’s kicker law (which refunds state surpluses in excess of 2 percent of projected revenues to taxpayers). Before money goes back to taxpayers, it should first fill a reserve fund that will protect Oregonians from service cuts or tax increases during recessions. This is the most immediate way to ensure stable funding for education and other programs in the face of cyclical tax revenues."

Update July 7th, 2011:

A change in the kicker law, but not the one the governor promised

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The Promise:

Will push capital gains break through the 2011 session.

Update July 7th, 2011:

Kitzhaber finds capital gains tax break a hard sale to lawmakers

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The Promise:

Will "establish an Early Childhood Coordinating Council in the Governor’s Office. The Council would lead the way to align efforts, measure progress and ensure accountability, ensure efficiency in resources and maximize federal dollars for these efforts."

Update July 6th, 2011:

Buried inside a wide-ranging package of education reform, a Promise Kept

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The Promise:

Will create a single unified state budget for education - the Oregon Education Investment Fund - that would combine the pre-K dollars in the Oregon Department of Education with the State School fund as well as the budgets for community colleges at the Oregon University System.

Update July 6th, 2011:

With lawmakers' approval, Kitzhaber moves closer to calling this a 'Promise Kept'

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The Promise:

Will have a racially diverse administration.

Update June 11th, 2011:

Nearly half a year into term, appointments seem to track with state’s diversity

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