SENDING A MESSAGE--Attorney General Betty Montgomery unveils a billboard-type message that will be used as part of the tobacco settlement announced at a news conference, at the Rhodes Tower, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998. Ohio could gain more than $9.8 billion over the next 25 years. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

TOBACCO SETTLEMENT--Attorney General Betty Montgomery gestures during a news conference announcing that Ohio will join in the multi-state tobacco settlement, at the Rhodes Tower, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998. Ohio could gain more than $9.8 billion over the next 25 years. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

NEW LEADERS--Rep. Jack Ford, D-Toledo, left, and Rep. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green may have been counting their votes on the House floor Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1998. Today, Wednesday Nov. 18 Ford was elected Minority Leader and Gardner Speaker Pro Tempore. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

THEY'RE STILL THE ONE'S--House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, and Senate President Richard Finan, were re-elected today, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio. This is a June 25, 1997 File Photo. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)