Big strides in environment and health care mean two promises kept

PolitiFact Oregon is wrapping up a week's worth of updates to its Kitz-O-Meter, the tool the site uses to keep track of Gov. John Kitzhaber's campaign promises. In health care and the environment, the governor has managed to keep two key promises

By Ryan Kost :: Published on Friday, July 13th, 2012 at 02:53 p.m.

Six months in, it's time to update the Kitz-O-Meter

Six months into his third term as governor, John Kitzhaber has moved quickly to set in motion plans to change the way the state builds budgets, educates children and delivers health care. Those promises proved to be a higher priority than tax and environmental reform.

By Ryan Kost :: Published on Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 03:00 a.m.

John Kitzhaber has made progress on three promises

We’ve updated the status of a few Gov. John Kitzhaber's promises now that his budget proposal has been released.

By Ryan Kost :: Published on Friday, February 4th, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.

Our newest truth-telling tool: The Kitz-O-Meter

Governor-elect John Ktizhaber made more than a couple promises during last year's campaign season. We know, because we went through his statements, speeches, ads and position papers looking for them. Over the next four years, we'll be keeping an eye on whether Kitzhaber is keeping those promises.

By Ryan Kost :: Published on Friday, January 7th, 2011 at 12:48 p.m.