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Key Numbers Related to the Governor's Race, Legislative Control
Reporter: Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) -- Key numbers related to Gov. Jim Doyle's victory over Republican Mark Green and races in the state Legislature:

VICTORY MARGIN: Doyle 53 percent, Green 45 percent, Wisconsin Green Party candidate Nelson Eisman 2 percent.

SENATE: Democrats pick up four seats, now control it 18-15.

ASSEMBLY: Republicans lose six seats, but retain control 53-46.

WHAT'S NEXT: With no transition in the governor's office, Doyle will have the luxury of focusing on his legislative agenda and budget proposal to be introduced early next year.

DOYLE'S AGENDA: The governor's plans for the next four years include:

-- Implementing broader insurance coverage for at-risk children.

-- Expanding the state's long-term care plan for senior citizens called FamilyCare.

-- Ensuring that K-12 schools continue to receive two-thirds of funding from the state needed to operate, requiring all high school students take at least three years of math and science, expanding 4-year-old kindergarten, and working to keep down class sizes.

-- Increasing financial aid for higher education and making tuition tax deductible.

-- Eliminating taxes on health insurance premiums and child care.

-- Passing ethics reform legislation.



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