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New Nuclear Plant Would Boost Electric Bills For A Decade (The Tampa Tribune) - Despite eye-opening upfront costs that could bulk up electric bills 3 percent to 4 percent a year for the next decade, Progress Energy's top Florida executive insisted Tuesday that a new nuclear plant is the most efficient and cost-effective way to meet West Central Florida's future energy needs.

Pols push relief in bills for reforms (Boston Herald) - Top lawmakers and industry leaders will testify at a hearing today to examine bills requiring health providers and insurers to justify their costs and open their books to...

Texas PUC official: High electric bills are here to stay 4:53 PM CT (Dallas Morning News) - Say goodbye to the days of low electricity bills. We're not going back. Paul Hudson, a commissioner for the Texas Public Utility Commission, said prices are rising for everything needed to make electricity – fuel, steel, labor, copper, pipes, everything.

US House Lawmakers To Unveil Three Mortgage Bills This Week (Nasdaq) - WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. House lawmakers plan to unveil a trio of bills dealing with the housing crisis this week, starting with a measure to protect lenders who rework the terms of troubled loans.

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.

Ohio bills would ban discrimination against gays, lesbians (BizJournals) - A trio of Ohio lawmakers introduced bills Tuesday to make it illegal to discriminate against people in employment, housing or public accommodations because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. (PG)

Kenya: Speaker Set to Rule On Crucial Bills (AllAfrica.com) - House Speaker Kenneth Marende is Wednesday expected to make a ruling on whether MPs will be allowed to fast-track debates on the two Bills needed to amend the Constitution and implement power-sharing in the Government.

Homebuyer protection bills pass Pa. Senate (Centre Daily Times) - The state Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a package of mortgage-reform bills in an effort to prevent a replay of the current subprime crisis in which people are losing their homes as the interest rate on their loans soar.

Water bills keep city phones buzzing (St. Catharines Standard) - Every two weeks, water billing clerk Lisa Hayden sends out 5,000 water bills, and then waits for the phone to start ringing. Depending on how quickly the mail gets delivered, the angry and perplexed St. Catharines residents can be on the phone the next day, said Hayden, demanding to [...]

Time ticking on property tax, other big bills (WTHR Indianapolis) - Several big bills appear to be dead this session as lawmakers focus on property taxes.