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Critics: Billboard bills burden cities, threaten trees (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - If Georgia lawmakers approve a pair of billboard measures, opponents say, signs could sprout in neighborhoods not zoned for them, and state-owned trees could be clear-cut in front of the roadside signs. Billboard companies say they're only asking for what's fair: just compensation if they have to move a sign, and signs that drivers can see unobstructed. On Tuesday and Wednesday the two bills ...

Sex-offense bills move onto Senate (The Nashua Telegraph) - CONCORD -- A pair of bills that would revamp the state's laws governing sex offenders won the support of the House of Representatives on Wednesday. ... - By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Telegraph Staff

Bryant Johnson Visits Bills (WGRZ-TV Buffalo) - The Bills focused turned from defense to offense on Monday. Cardinals free agent Bryant Johnson visited Orchard Park, as the Bills look to add size to the receiving corps.

New Bills Head to Governor's Office (KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities) - The Washington Legislature continues to move forward. Bills passed in the Senate and the House now head to the Governor's desk for approval.

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.

Mark calls for audit into Joan's bills (Trinidad Express) - Opposition Senator Wade Mark has issued a call for a forensic audit by the Auditor General into the money spent to pay hotel and food bills for former culture minister Joan Yuille-Williams.

Senate GOP introduces slew of border security bills (The Hill) - A group of Senate Republicans Wednesday sought to resurrect the hot-button issue of immigration reform with the introduction of 15 new bills aimed at enhancing the nation’s border security.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-03-06 03:39 GMT: China central bank drains 100 bln yuan via 3-yr bills; yield unchanged (Interactive Investor) - BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The People's Bank of China (PBoC) said it drained 100 bln yuan from the banking system via the sale of three-year bank bills in open market operations today.

Senate fails to override vetoes on gun bills (NBC 12 Richmond) - Senators have come up short in an attempt to override Governor Timothy Kaine's vetoes of bills that could have resulted in more concealed weapons in cars and restaurants.

Unaccounted power sends Tri-Lakes electric bills soaring (Plattsburgh Press Republican) - LAKE PLACID -- Charges for "unaccounted power" racked up huge bills for area municipal electric departments from New York Power Authority last month. And the extra costs will be passed on to ratepayers of municipal utilities throughout the North Country.