HEAD TO HEAD--Future speaker Rep. Bill Harris, R-Ashland and Rep. David Robinson, R-Columbus, put their heads together during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 4, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TOUGH ON TRUANTS--Rep. Jeff Jacobson, R-Brookville, speaks on behalf of legislation that would toughen truancy violations, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 4, 2000. Also seen are future speaker Larry Householder, left, R-Glenford, and Rep. Jim Buchy, R-Greenville. The bill passed. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS--Budget Director Tom Johnson talks about the Taft administration's proposed $1.8 billion. two-year capital budget, before the House Finance Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 4, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)