TASK FORCE DOESN'T MAKE THE GRADE--William Phillis, Executive Dir. of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding, gestures during a news conference in response to the Ohio School Funding Task Force's recommendations for public school funding, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 2, 1997.

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF WELFARE REFORM--Ohio Gov. George Voinovich, right, shares a laugh with Senate President Richard Finan, and House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson prior to signing the welfare reform bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 2, 1997.

WELFARE REFORM--Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signs Ohio's welfare reform bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Behind Voinovich are: from left, Human Resources Dir. Arnold Tompkins, Sen. James Carnes, Senate President Richard Finan, House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, Rep. Joan Lawrence, and Sen. Merle Kearns.