OHIO MEDICAID BUDGET--Gov. Bob Taft gestures during a news conference concerning proposed cuts to the state's medicaid program, in order to balance the budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Also seen are Ohio Dept. of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS) Director Tom Hayes, and ODJFS medicaid specialist Barb Edwards. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)