Recent articles by John Kitzhaber from governing.com http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=169950846 John Kitzhaber is governor of Oregon. Raising the Grade on Infrastructure: Money, Methods and Message http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/col-raising-grade-infrastructure-money-methods-message.html America shouldn't settle for infrastructure that gets a grade of D-plus. There are steps we can take right now to build the infrastructure we need. Leveraging Federal Flexibility to Innovate http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/col-oregon-leveraging-federal-flexibility-states-solutions.html One state that is leading the way in building bottom-up solutions is Oregon, which is providing a roadmap on issues from health care to infrastructure to a "clean" economy.