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Southwest Gas bills rising 21% on average (The Arizona Republic) - Southwest Gas customers will see higher bills next month after state regulators approved a rate increase for the Las Vegas-based natural-gas company.

Q&A: Are cheaper bills on the way? (BBC News) - A crackdown on anti-competitive behaviour in Europe's gas and electricity industries could lead to lower bills.

Safe to Pay Bills Over the Internet? (WebCPA) - Wade through all those television commercials and written notices from banks and credit card companies, not to mention utilities and cable bills, and it seems as though the best way to pay any bill is over the Internet. Simple, fast, no envelopes to lick, and no stamps to buy. All free!

Bills would allow Kentucky casinos only at racetracks (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Bills to let Kentucky voters decide whether to allow casinos solely at racetracks were filed Thursday in the House, said Jim Navolio, executive director of the Kentucky Equine Education Project. The filing of the bills by Rep. Joe Barrows, D-Versailles, sets up a potential battle in the General Assembly over expanded gambling. Barrows' legislation essentially mirrors the casino plan pushed by

Heating Bills Not so Hard to Weather (RedNova) - By Vicki Vaughan, San Antonio Express-News Feb. 16--San Antonio residents won't be chilled when they open their January utility bills because natural gas prices nationally have fallen by 50 percent since early December.

Officials unimpressed with bills (Hammond Daily Star) - Proposed bills to create local levee boards as part of a regional approach to flood control were still "moving targets" in the special session Friday afternoon, said Rep. Diane Winston, R-Covington.

Growth, transportation bills clear first hurdles (Loudoun Times Mirror) - For the first time in recent memory, bills aimed at linking transportation to growth appear to have at least a chance at being approved.

EU cartels blamed for £1bn extra on gas bills (The Herald) - European energy cartels have been blamed for fuelling massive rises in British gas and electricity bills this winter. Ofgem, the UK energy watchdog, said it meant domestic customers paid an extra £1bn for gas, with a warning that it could reach £3bn next winter.

Electric bills to rise sharply for household users in N.J. (NorthJersey.com) - TRENTON -- Household electric bills will rise by at least 12 percent throughout the state starting in June, based on results of the annual auction to supply power conducted by New Jersey regulators.

Black, Bunch File Bills Targeting Predators (The Chattanoogan) - Sen. Diane Black (R-Gallatin) has filed four Senate Bills targeting sexual predators. Rep. Dewayne Bunch (R-Cleveland) is the sponsor for the House companion bills.