BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE--Gov. Bob Taft holds a copy of the Management Improvement Commission's report, titled "A Blueprint for the Future: Creating a high-performance state government delivering excellent customer service at the best possible value," during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000. The report offers recommendations for streamlining state government. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STREAMLING OHIO GOVERNMENT--Ohio Gov. Bob Taft gestures as he makes remarks during the release of the Management Improvement Commission's report, titled "A Blueprint for the Future: Creating a high-performance state government delivering excellent customer service at the best possible value," during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000. The report offers recommendations for streamlining state government. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MOVING UP--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, left, confers with Sen. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000. Hottinger will become the Assistant President Pro Tempore when the 124th General Assembly convens in Jan. of 2001. As a suprise to no one, Finan will remain president. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MEGAFARM BILL--Rep. Jim Buchy, R-Greenville, gestures as he speaks in support of legislation that would transfer regulation of megafarms from the Ohio EPA, to the Dept. of Agriculture, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)