The Governor's Priorities
"The time has come to break decisively with that past. That is why I ran for governor, and that is how I intend to lead during this legislative session. To do so requires three steps. First we must set clear priorities - a clear vision of where we want our state to be in the future. Second, we must overhaul state government to deliver on those priorities. Third, we must stay the course by developing a ten year reinvestment plan - a clear strategy to guide how we will invest new revenues that become available in the future in a way that will continue to move us toward our goal."
Priority: Oregon Jobs "Our state is trapped in a 'boom-and-bust' cycle that causes high unemployment, stagnant personal income, and repeated shortfalls in state revenues that hurt schools, transportation and health care. Breaking this cycle is the single most important issue facing Oregon." |
Priority: Healthy Oregon "With the expectation of additional federal resources available to states under the federal health care reform bill, Oregon has an opportunity to demonstrate how to change the health care delivery system and reorganize it around prevention and primary care." |
