SCHOOL FUNDING--Sen. Jeff Jacobson, R-Brookville, gestures as he talks about a school-funding bill that he will introduce, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. From right to left are: Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, Sen Bill Harris, R-Ashland, Sen. Bruce Johnson, R-Columbus, and Sen. Robert Gardner, R-Madison. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)