1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Do yle ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁seek ▁a ▁third ▁term . ▁ ▁Governor ▁ ▁Upon ▁Do yle ' s ▁taking ▁office , ▁Wisconsin ▁faced ▁a ▁$ 3 . 2 ▁billion ▁def ic it . ▁The ▁state ▁ended ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁a ▁def ic it ▁of ▁$ 2 . 1 5 ▁billion . ▁Pro pos als ▁for ▁new ▁programs ▁were ▁const rained ▁by ▁continued ▁budget - cut ting ▁and ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁honor ▁a ▁campaign ▁p ledge ▁to ▁not ▁raise ▁tax es . ▁F acing ▁political ▁pressure , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁property ▁tax ▁free ze ▁that ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁anticip ated ▁decrease ▁in ▁average ▁state wide ▁property ▁tax es ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Do yle ' s ▁stated ▁prior ities ▁were ▁invest ing ▁in ▁public ▁schools , ▁including ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁system ; ▁lower ing ▁property ▁tax es ; ▁regional ▁economic ▁development ; ▁transport ation ▁reform ; ▁and ▁fund ing ▁of ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Do yle ▁proposed ▁tax ing ▁oil ▁companies ▁more ▁than ▁$ 2 7 0 ▁million ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁help ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁state ' s ▁transport ation ▁needs . ▁This ▁tax ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁in ▁that ▁budget ▁and ▁was ▁re - int rodu ced ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁proposed ▁budget ▁where ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁pass . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2