SENATE'S READY TO GO--Senate Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, right, listens as Sen. Jeff Jacobson, R-Brookville, talks about a school-funding bill that he will introduce, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. The state has until June 15 to satisfy the Ohio Supreme Court that it's method of funding public schools meets constitutional standards. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)