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State bills require bicycling minors to wear helmets (The Western Star) - COLUMBUS — Ohio may join 32 other states that require minors to wear bike helmets while riding a bike or in a seat or trailer. Two bills are pending in the General Assembly that would require cyclists under the age of 17 to strap on a proper bike helmet or face a $25 fine.

'Pay our bills' - Schools ask for utilities grant from Government (Jamaica Gleaner) - Claiming that schools are struggling to pay utility bills, stakeholders in the education sector yesterday urged the Government to provide a utilities grant for public institutions across the island. Michael Stewart, president of the Association of Principals and Vice-principals...

Rates drop at weekly Treasury auction with six-month bills falling to lowest level in 2 1/2 years (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills dropping to the lowest level in 2 1/2 years. The Treasury Department auctioned $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 3.180 percent, down from 3.310 percent last week.

New heating plan will help poor families pay their bills until March (The Ohio University Post) - Nearly one-quarter of Ohio households that cannot afford to pay heating bills can continue to receive heat until March 19 under a new heat disconnection moratorium passed by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in December.

Bills: The Year of the Rookie (The Buffalo News) - The Buffalo Bills treaded water in 2007, equaling their 7-9 record of the previous year in a season plagued by injuries.

Darling intervenes as energy bills soar (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - The chancellor has staged a surprise intervention after the UK's fourth largest energy supplier warned customers to expect substantial increases to their gas and electricity bills.

Minister to unveil bills to reform health service today (Warsaw Business Journal) - Health Minister Ewa Kopacz today will present a package of draft bills which are designed to heal the ailing state health service.

Program Offers Assistance With Heating Bills (WLKY Louisville) - With several weeks of winter still ahead, low-income families can apply for help paying their utility bills.

S.Lanka c.bank sells 10-day T-bills at 16.795 pct (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - COLOMBO, Jan 7 - Sri Lanka's central bank sold 3.0 billion rupees of 10-day treasury bills at a yield of 16.795 percent in the secondary market on Monday to mop up liquidity and put a floor under interest rates.

RAINTREE: Residents see bills triple (News Democrat Journal) - With a new sewage treatment plant in the works, residents at Raintree Plantation in Hillsboro have seen a significant increase in water and sewer bills.