CIGARETTE TAX--Supporters of a cigarette tax increase of 50-cent-per-pack applaude during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 8, 2002. The Senate Finance Committee, at the urging of Gov. Bob Taft, is considering the tax as a partial measure to balance an expected $1.25 billion state budget shortfall. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)