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Hearings Resume On Ohio Budget Stalemate.

As the stalemate over slot machines continues to stall budget talks, the issue of a tax increase to plug the state's 3.2 billion dollar budget deficit occasionally comes up - but never by state lawmakers or the governor. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports the issue of taxes may be so toxic to politicians because of fears of voter revenge.

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