SENATE BUDGET HEARINGS--Senate Finance Committee Chairman James Carnes, R-St. Clairsville, enjoys a laugh with Kent Cahlander, left, of the Gongwer News Service, and Jim Drew, of the Toledo Blade, prior to a hearing on the state budget, at the Ohio Stateshouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 1, 2002. The state is facing a $1.25 billion shortfall over the next two years. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)