SCHOOL REFORM--James Damask, Director of Research for the Buckeye Institute, speaks during a news conference concerning school vouchers and school funding, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. The Buckeye Institute reported that the Cleveland voucher program is working, while the relationship between school funding and performance remains nebulous.

CONSUMER REPORT CARD--Kurt Waltzer, of Ohio Enviromental Council, speaks during a news conference regarding electric deregulation, held by consumer, evniromental, and low-income advocates, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. The group rated competing electric utility deregulation proposals, with the plans sponsored by Sen. Bruce Johnson and Rep. Priscilla Mead receiving a "solid C," and the bill drafted by the investor-owned utilities receiving a failing grade.