• Johanna Orozco pushes to get stalled bill passed
%%by%%Rachel Dissell%%endby%% %%source%%Plain Dealer Reporter%%endsource%% %%bodybegins%% Last year Johanna Orozco got her Christmas wish - new teeth to replace the ones blown out of her mouth when she was shot by her ex-boyfriend. But, unless state lawmakers act soon, Orozco's 2008 wish will go unfulfilled.

• Timeline on state budget
June 2007: In a near-unanimous vote hailed as a bipartisan compromise, lawmakers approve a $52 billion budget for fiscal 2008-09. The budget includes robust higher education plans and expanded health care for uninsured Ohio children.

• Gov. Ted Strickland tackles large Ohio budget gap
Columbus- A sinking national economy has punched a $640 million hole in Ohio's current budget and will mean even worse news for the next one: a gap of more than $7 billion to fill.