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

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PolitiFact Oregon has compiled promises that John Kitzhaber made during the 2010 campaign and is tracking their progress on our Kitz-O-Meter.

We rate their status as Not Yet Rated, In the Works or Stalled. Once we find action is completed, we rate them Promise Kept, Compromise or Promise Broken. (See our About the Kitz-O-Meter page for details on our ratings. And take a look at our launch story for more information about this project.)

The report card at right provides an up-to-the-minute tally of all the promises.

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Latest Kitz-O-Meter Promises

Guarantee two years of community college to those with new Oregon Diploma

Would support increase in cigarette tax if one were to pass legislature

Create teacher evaluation tool linked to student performance

Create water measurement program

Reform ballot measure process

Establish national laboratory in Oregon

Block oil drilling off Oregon coast

Veto any tax increases to balance 2011-2013 budget

Create 10-year budget plan

Attract more federal transit funds

Link Pre-K and K-12 data systems

Guarantee transfer credit between higher ed institutions

Eliminate redundant standardized tests

Create standards for child care and pre-school

Reform Oregon's kicker law

Keep OLCC as public entity

Require cost-benefit reports for every state program

Diversify (racially) his administration

Integrate state policies related to climate change

Develop plan for energy and climate change

Use new health care law to create delivery model

Cut social services

Create "energy savings bonds" to invest in public schools and colleges

Make education funding stable

Push capital gains tax break

Establish Early Childhood Coordinating Council

Create single state education budget

Ask for resignations of top state managers and directors

Expand magnet schools

Create a state rainy day fund

Create new "Oregon Diploma"

Simplify habitat restoration permit process

Include carbon accounting in urban and suburban planning process

Shift state education funding to match student achievement