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Students Across the Nation Protest Immigration Bills (Washington Post) - SAN DIEGO, March 31 -- Thousands of students protesting tough immigration bills being debated in Congress marched in Virginia, California, Texas, Nevada and other states Friday.

Minimum-wage increase bills debated in Assembly, Senate (Contra Costa Times) - Similar bills that would give 1.4 million minimum-wage earners a dollar-an-hour raise and adjust their pay each year to keep up with inflation were approved Wednesday by committees in the Assembly and Senate.

Police: Counterfeit bills floating around Benton (Benton Courier) - Benton police advise local businesses to be aware of counterfeit bills. Since August, Detective Patrick Baker said, police have received 14 reports of counterfeit bills.

Immigration bills rile students (Chicago Tribune) - Thousands in several states gather for mostly peaceful protests Thousands of students protesting tough immigration bills being debated in Congress marched in California, Nevada, Texas and other states Friday. There was a stabbing during a protest in Virginia, but most demonstrations were peaceful.

Missing Bryant water bills delivered (Benton Courier) - It seems the check really was in the mail. A ”large number“ of water bills payments mailed to the City of Bryant found their way to the city's offices - 15 days later.

Blasdel endorses variety of legislative bills (Lisbon Morning Journal) - LISBON - It's been a busy two weeks in the Ohio General Assembly for state Rep. Charles Blasdel, who voted on a number of key bills, ranging from limiting reporter access to concealed weapon permits to co-sponsoring legislation creating a mandatory prison sentence for anyone convicted of soliciting sex from children.

Paying bills at convenience stores (UPI) - NEW YORK, April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. convenience stores are installing beefed up automated teller machines that can cash checks, pay bills, wire money and buy cell phone minutes.

PG&E forecasts high April gas bills / Report by Midwest states says price run-up due to lack of regulation, not lack of (San Francisco Chronicle) - With Pacific Gas and Electric Co. forecasting another month of high natural gas bills, some government officials now say speculative investors and lax market regulations have contributed to the fuel's stunning run-up in price. San Francisco's PG&E...

Teenage activists turn out nationwide to protest immigration bills (Albuquerque Tribune) - SAN DIEGO - Thousands of students across the country walked out of school to protest immigration bills being debated in Congress. Many said they feared relatives could be deported if the legislation passes.

Bills 'deter first-time buyers' (BBC News) - Increases in energy bills and council tax have been putting off first-time buyers, according to a report.