AND THE WINNER IS--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, left, Gov. Bob Taft, center, and Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, are seen during a news conference on March 19, 2000, in Columbus, Ohio. The trio had come up with three different plans for funding the state's schools. Capitolwire.com reported today, April 10, 2001 that the three had reached a compromise that will be presented to the House Republican caucus tomorrow. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SCHOOL FUNDING--Taft Chief of Staff Brian Hicks, seen in this FILE PHOTO, told the AP today that Gov. Bob Taft, Senate President Richard Finan and House Speaker Larry Householder were to continue meeting tonight, Wednesday, April 11, 2001, and were still looking at ways to finance their school-funding plan. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)