A LITTLE TESTY--House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, speaks with reporters following session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

NOT GONNA TELL--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, laughs as he continues to bat down questions from reporters concerning the capital budget, lower taxes and the latest school-funding setback, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

BUDGET MATTERS--Senate Finance Committee Chairman Roy Ray, R-Akron, confers with committee member Sen. Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16, 2000. The capital spending bill should hit the Senate floor this week. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MOMENT OF SILENCE--Ohio State Trooper Jeffrey Lawler is seen, during a moment of silence for Trooper Robert Perez, during House session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Trooper Perez, 24, was struck last week while making a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike near Cleveland. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)