SCENES FROM THE SENATE--Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, speaks with reporters following session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003. White talked a little about a joint ceremonial session scheduled to commemorate the state's bicentenial at the original capital, Chillicothe, on March 1. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

SCENES FROM THE SENATE--Sen. Bill Harris, R-Ashland, gestures as he speaks during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003. Sen. Harris is chairman of the Finance Committe, which will be taking-up a budget correction bill and attempt to deal with the state's projected $4 billion deficit over the next two years. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

SCENES FROM THE SENATE--Assistant Senate President Pro Tem Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, left, confers with President Pro Tem Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003. Behind the pair is Majority Whip Jeff Jacobson, R-Dayton. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)