DEMOCRATIC BUDGET PRIORITIES--Assistant Senate Minority Leader Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati, left, visits with House Minority Leader Chris Redfern, D-Port Clinton, prior to House session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 8, 2003. Rep. Redfern said that the pair were discussing "Democratic priorities in the budget." It seems likely that the Republican controlled General Assembly will need votes from the minority in order to pass a one-cent addition to the state sales tax to balance the budget. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)