Meet State Budget Woes Head-On
Cleveland Plain Dealer - September 28, 2001
Already, the crisis has prompted Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder to revisit plans to expand gambling as the solution. That is so clearly not the answer to Ohio's funding crisis that the idea has become insulting. If legislative leaders do not begin acting responsibly, they will rightly stand accused of intentionally harming the citizens they represent.

The T-word Again
Akron Beacon Journal - September 28, 2001
Taft still touts linking Ohio to a multistate lottery (generating $70 million over two years). Many lawmakers dream of video lottery terminals, or slot machines, at race tracks (Revenue projections range in the area of $300 million a year.) Both would extend the miserable practice of the state preying on many of its most vulnerable citizens.

Ohio Faces Budget Cuts, Taft Warns
Cleveland Plain Dealer - September 27, 2001

Derby Field Hinges on Macho Uno's Status
Cleveland Plain Dealer - September 26, 2001

Reduced School Funding Price Tag a Stretch for Finan
The Hannah Report - Vol. 124, No. 183 - September 18, 2001

No 'Net bets at Ohio tracks
Cincinnati Post - September 9, 2001

Turfway Future In Doubt - Race Track Could Be Razed For Development
Cincinnati Enquirer - September 3, 2001

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