DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS--Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, D-Columbus, left, and Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, confer prior to the floor debate on the tobacco-spending bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000. The Republican backed bill was passed by both the House and Senate. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

DONE DEAL--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, right, and finance committee chairman Roy Ray, R-Akron, listen to floor debate on the tobacco-spending bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000. The bill passed 21-12. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)