THE EAGLE HAS LANDED--State Wildlife officer Ken Fitz holds a model of the new Bald Eagle license plate while Bela, a 14 year-old male eagle, steals the show during a news conference to announce the availability of the plate, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 1, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

EDUCATION BUDGET--Senate Education Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Gardner, R-Madison, speaks while Senate President Richard Finan, left, R-Cincinnati, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Roy Ray, R-Akron, exchange glances during a news conference to unveil the Senate GOP version of the state budget for 2000-01, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 1, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

ON AN EVEN KEEL--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, gestures as he speaks with reporters concerning the Senate majority Republican's version of the state budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 1, 1999. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SENATE DEMS SPIN ON BUDGET--Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, gives the Democratic response to the majority Senate Republican budget proposal, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 1, 1999. To the right is Sen. C.J. Prentiss, D-Cleveland. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)