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Tap bills 'higher after blunder' (BBC News) - Water bills could be £30 a year more than expected due to an NI Water "blunder", it is claimed.

Residents question high water bills (KGET 17 Bakersfield) - Even for people who have been paying their water bill for years, some don’t quite understand how some of the bills are calculated.

Bills include $13.1M reimbursement for UTMB (Galveston County Daily News) - The Texas House passed budget bills Friday that included several decisions on funding for the University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston College and College of the Mainland.

Coldest February In 19 Years Drives Up Gas Bills (FOX 4 News Kansas City) - This long cold winter is no fun, but it's hitting some folks even harder. When it's cold outside, the temperatures affects us all and depending on how warm you like your home that comfort will cost you. The United Way is seeing a wide range of folks needing help with their heating bills.

Npower profits soar £500m, just as your bills rise 17 per cent (Evening Standard) - Energy giant npower has revealed a 41 per cent increase in profits only weeks after it hit millions of households with price increases. The German-owned company pushed up gas and electricity bills by as much as 27.1 per cent last month.

Local assembly member Pedro Nava proposes bills to protect victims of sexually violent crimes (KSBY San Luis Obispo) - If passed, Nava says the bills will give prosecutors more tools to protect potential victims.

"Buzz Words" Surface as Two of the Biggest Ethics Reform Bills Get Approval (WAFB Baton Rouge) - Legislators have passed two of the biggest bills in this special session on ethics. House Bill 1 means legislators have to reveal more of their financial details. Senate Bill 1 means legislators can no longer have contracts with the state. Now, we're hearing buzz words, which means they won't finish this Saturday. WAFB Capital Correspondent Caroline Moses reports.

India to sell 15 bln rupees of T-bills on Feb 27 (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News) - MUMBAI, Feb 22 - The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday it will auction 5 billion rupees of 91-day treasury bills on Feb. 27.

Bills push jobs for residents (Detroit News) - LANSING -- A House Commerce Committee hearing is planned for Tuesday on a package of House bills to require state construction contractors to hire only employees living in Michigan, as well as to cancel state contracts with firms that hire undocumented workers.

Disaster relief bills win final OK (The World) - SALEM (AP) — Victims of natural disasters could get unemployment benefits more quickly and gain additional protection from having their insurance policies canceled under bills that won approval Thursday in the Oregon Legislature.