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Educators seek to defeat school reform bills (The Trenton Times) - School districts and organizations across Mercer County are lobbying against two bills that would strip the autonomy from local school boards and give complete oversight to county freeholders, though lawmakers say the legislation is dead.

Four bills to be introduced on abortion laws (Minot Daily News) - BISMARCK — Monday morning will be interesting and possibly emotional as the House Judiciary Committee hears four bills on the sensitive topic of abortion, with issues ranging from the prohibition of abortion to updating the current law.

Under cloud of war, Giants edged Bills (Miami Herald) - SUPER BOWL XXV GIANTS 20, BILLS 19 Jan. 27, 1991 Tampa Stadium MVP: RB Ottis Anderson, Giants With the United States less than two weeks into Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf War, questions swirled about whether Super Bowl XXV would be played.

The Price of Health: Paying Medical Bills with Plastic Can Really Sting (US News & World Report) - Hospital and doctor bills, copayments, deductibles, and other medical expenses have contributed to the balances of nearly a third of low- and middle-income households that have credit card debt. What's more, the balances of medically indebted households were on average 46 percent higher than those without medical debt–$11,623 versus $7,964–according to the survey of 1,150 adults by the Access ...

Pre-filed bills give a sense of déjà vu to this year's session (Alaska Journal of Commerce) - Bills pre-filed so far by state legislators in Juneau mostly rehash issues, including controversial ones, that failed in the last Legislature.

Rep. Kohring Pre-Files Two ''Positive Economics'' Bills (Alaska Stae Legislature's Majority Organization) - Rep. Kohring begins the first session of the 25th Legislature by pre-filing two pieces of legislation aimed at positive economics. The bills, yet to receive numbers, will assist seniors and disabled veterans, and have a positive effect on the oil and gas industry.

Lanett Residents Could Save On Natural Gas Bills (WTVM 9 Columbus) - Lanett natural gas customers could soon save a lot on their bills. The city is considering recommendations to cut rates. However, one councilman says there could be a rate increase in other utilities.

US Banks Report Deteriorating Credit Quality as Borrowers Don't Pay Bills (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) - Michael Panzner submits: Last Sunday, Reuters reported: Many US banks may find themselves stuck with more borrowers unable to pay their bills. Shareholders may not care. Since then, however, JPMorgan , Wells Fargo , Washington Mutual , US Bancorp , IndyMac Bancorp , Marshall & Ilsley , and Banco Popular, among others, have [... ]

Lawmaker authors immigration reform, tax cut bills (Shelbyville Daily Union) - OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to sift through more than 2,000 legislative bills when the session begins Feb. 5. The deadline to file a bill was Thursday and House members had filed 1,195 bills, 45 joint resolutions and 11 concurrent resolutions.

House Approves Six Bills in 100-Hour Congress (News10 Sacramento) - House Democrats Thursday passed the last of six bills they had pledged to enact during the first 100 hours of the new Congress.