SANITARY CLEAN UP--State Sen. Robert Hagan, D-Youngstown, speaks in favor of legislation that makes changes in the operation of the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 12, 1998.

REACHING A COMPROMISE--Ohio House Minority Leader Ross Boggs, D-Andover, right, confers with Finance Committee Chairman Tom Johnson, R-New Concord, prior to the start of session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 12, 1998. The House passed H.B. 650, the fiscal 1999 budget for primary and secondary schools, which included amendments brought forth by minority Democrats.