BUDGET CRUNCH--Gov. Bob Taft listens as Budget Director Tom Johnson explains the adminstration's latest effort to balance the budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. The state is facing a $1.5 billion shortfall for the next two years. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BUDGET CRUNCH--House Minority Leader Dean DePiero, D-Parma listens as Gov. Bob Taft and Budget Director Tom Johnson explain the adminstration's latest effort to balance the budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. The state is facing a $1.5 billion shortfall for the next two years. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIAMS MEMORIAL--Rep. Ray Miller, D-Columbus, gestures during the dedication of the George Washington Williams Memorial Room, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Rep. Miller was the driving force behind the project honoring Williams, who in 1889 was elected as the first African American to serve in the Ohio General Assembly. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIAMS MEMORIAL--Cathy Nelson wears a "day dress" from the 1860's during the dedication of the George Washington Williams Memorial Room, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Williams was elected as the first African American to serve in the Ohio General Assembly in 1879. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

GEORGE WASHINGTON WILLIAMS MEMORIAL--Dion Jenkins, of the Central State University Chorus, performs a solo during the dedication of the George Washington Williams Memorial Room, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Williams was elected as the first African American to serve in the Ohio General Assembly in 1879. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)