DISABILITY ADVOCATE--Sen. Linda Furney, D-Toledo, gestures as she speaks about legislation that she will sponsor to protect disabled adults from abuse and neglect, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 29, 2000. Behind Furney are advocates for the disabled. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

WANTS PROTECTION--Anne-Marie Loutzenhiser, of Toledo, gestures as she speaks in support of proposed legislation that would offer protection for the disabled, during a news conference, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 29, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

ESPY RELINQUISHES LEADERSHIP--Senate Minority Leader Ben Espy, D-Columbus, announces that he will resign his leadership post, during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on March 29, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)