Good morning. It’s Monday, April 8th. I’m Crystal Orren and here’s your local news from the Akron Beacon-Journal and Ohio.com. Today will be partly sunny, with a high of 70 degrees and a low of 49. Our top story is: A 12-inch-by-6-inch piece of metal that costs $1.26 to manufacture, commanded inordinate attention amid the back-room dealing over Ohio's $865 million annual fuel tax increase.