MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle and legislative leaders said Friday they’ve reached a budget agreement after a nearly four-month impasse — the longest in the nation.
The budget will raise cigarette taxes by $1 per pack but it doesn’t include proposed taxes on hospitals and oil companies.
The deal also includes plans to make all children and thousands more low-income adults eligible for state-subsidized health insurance and to spend $30 million in smoking prevention programs.