SCHOOL FUNDING PLAN--Ohio legislative leaders announce a bipartisan plan for school- funding, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998. Voter approval of a half-cent increase in the state sales tax and optimistic economic forecasts provide the basis of the plan. Seated at the table, from left, are: Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, D-Columbus; Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati; House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg; and House Minority Leader Ross Boggs, D-Andover.

CREDIT CARD CONTROVERSY--Mary Boyle, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, points toward a parody of a credit card issued to Gov. George Voinovich, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998. Boyle denounced Voinovich's use of State dollars to promote credit cards issued by MBNA America, a company controlled by one of his largest contributors, Alfred Lerner. Boyle will face Voinovich for the senate seat to be vacated by the retiring John Glenn, D-Ohio.