GREEN SCISSORS REPORT--Amy Simpson, of Ohio Public Interest Research Group, holds a copy of the Green Scissors Report, which was released by Ohio PIRG and The Concord Coalition, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998. The report, titled "Green Scissors '98--Cutting Wasteful and Environmentally Harmful Spending and Subsidies" targets 71 federal programs.

WANTS A CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE--State Sen. Bob Latta, right, R-Bowling Green, gestures during a news conference concerning his sponsorship of a bill that would change the Ohio Constitution to require a special election to fill vacancies in the General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 1998. To the left is Secretary of State Bob Taft, who was on hand to lend his support for Latta's bill.