TRAVEL AND TOURISM SUMMIT--Gov. Bob Taft is in the spotlight as he meets with reporters following his address to the Travel and Tourism Summit, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. Taft encouraged Ohioans to tour and shop the state.(Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

TRAVEL AND TOURISM SUMMIT--Tracey Nemenz, of the Greater Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau, applauds Gov. Bob Taft's speech, during the Travel and Tourism Summit, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

STATEHOUSE AUTUMN--The Ohio Statehouse is seen between trees showing the last colors of autumn, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. The monument in the forground is titled "These Are My Jewels." (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

GETTING A GRIP ON THE BUDGET--Senate Finance Committee Chairman James Carnes, R-St. Clairsville, gestures as he speaks with reporters prior to a committee hearing, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001. The Senate is working on a revision of the recently passed House budget-correction bill. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)