WELFARE REFORM--Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signs Ohio's welfare reform bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Behind Voinovich are: from left, Human Resources Dir. Arnold Tompkins, Sen. James Carnes, Senate President Richard Finan, House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, Rep. Joan Lawrence, and Sen. Merle Kearns.