0 0 9 , ▁Do yle ▁joined ▁the ▁govern ors ▁of ▁four ▁states ▁in ▁ur ging ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁provide ▁$ 1 ▁tr ill ion ▁in ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁country ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁state ▁govern ments ▁to ▁help ▁pay ▁for ▁education , ▁w elf are ▁and ▁infrastr ucture ▁as ▁states ▁strugg led ▁with ▁ste ep ▁budget ▁def ic its ▁amid ▁a ▁deep ening ▁re cess ion . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Do yle ▁proposed ▁a ▁ 7 5 - cent - per - pack ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁cig aret te ▁tax , ▁an ▁" ass ess ment " ▁against ▁oil ▁companies ▁to ▁help ▁pay ▁for ▁road ▁improvements , ▁im position ▁of ▁sales ▁tax ▁on ▁music ▁download s ▁and ▁cell ▁phone ▁r ington es , ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 ▁percent ▁hi ke ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁income ▁tax ▁for ▁individuals ▁ear ning ▁above ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁population ). ▁ ▁Do yle ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Mid western ▁Govern ors ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Republican - led ▁Assembly , ▁Democratic - control led ▁Senate , ▁and ▁Governor ▁Do yle ▁passed ▁a ▁bal anced ▁budget ▁that ▁approved ▁transfer ring ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁from ▁a ▁medical ▁mal p ract ice ▁fund ▁to ▁the ▁Medical ▁assistance ▁trust ▁fund . ▁In ▁July