STATE BUDGET--Gov. Bob Taft gestures during a news conference unveiling his proposal for the next two-year budget, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STATE BUDGET--Budget Director Tom Johnson, left, listens as Gov. Bob Taft unveils his two-year budget proposal during a news conference, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 29, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)