BUDGET CUT PROTEST--Connie Elliott, of Oxford, holds a sign as she joins thousands, during a rally protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans --The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)

BUDGET CUT PROTEST--The Rev. George Hrbek, executive director, Lutheran Metro Ministries, Clevleland, gestures as he welcomes thousands, during a rally protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans -- The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)

BUDGET CUT PROTEST--Joeletta Akemon, of Cleveland's Partners For Affordable Accessible Health Care, carries a clothesline of messages, during a rally of thousands, protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans -- The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)

BUDGET CUT PROTEST--Senior citizen Walter Dawson, of Waverly, holds a sign which expresses his feelings, during a rally protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans -- The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)

BUDGET CUT PROTEST--Dr. Alvin Jackson, M.D., speaks to thousands during a rally protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. Dr. Jackson is the medical director for Community Health Services, in Fremont. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans -- The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)

BUDGET CUT PROTEST--Norman Cary, of Dayton, holds a sign during a rally of thousands, protesting budget cuts, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, April 12, 2005. The rally was sponsored by Invest In Ohioans -- The Campaign To Protect Ohio's Future -- a coalition of 370 organizations. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com for AARP Ohio)