ANTI-BUDGET COALITION--Ron Alexander, of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, gestures during a news conference by a coalition of groups opposed to cuts in the proposed state budget, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

ANTI-BUDGET COALITION--Irwin Scharfeld, center, of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association gestures as he speaks with Dave Caldwell of the AFL-CIO, as Ron Alexander of OCSEA listens, prior to a news conference of a coalition of groups opposed to cuts in the proposed state budget, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)