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AIP FYI #79: House Science Committee Passes Education, Research Bills (SpaceRef) - After making revisions to gain Democratic support, the House Science Committee unanimously passed a package of education and competitiveness bills, by voice vote, on June 7. The "Science and Mathematics Education For Competitiveness" Act (H.R. 5358), would enhance science and math education programs, primarily at NSF, while the "Research for Competitiveness" Act (H.R. 5356) would combine two

Unpaid bills total $3.3m (Boston Globe) - Delinquent water and tax bills in Holbrook have climbed to about $3.3 million, pushing town officials to begin trying to dig out from under the problem.

Georgia Power customers will see higher bills (WALB News 10) - ATLANTA (AP) - Utility bills are going up for Georgia Power customers. The Public Service Commission approved a rate increase yesterday that will raise the average customer's bill by five dollars a month.

Interior delegation bills approved by the Legislature (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) - JUNEAU--Lawmakers from Interior communities pushed through a number of bills during the two-year 24th Alaska Legislature. Among the bills sent to Gov. Frank Murkowski for signing:

Pet projects tucked into larger bills (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - BOSTON - For all the hifalutin talk about supporting life sciences and upgrading the state's wireless infrastructure, the lure of two big-money spending bills approved last week by the House and Senate was a bit more parochial for some rank-and-file lawmakers.

Mistake Causes Zeroes in Seneca County Tax Bills (WTOL News 11) - TIFFIN (AP) -- There's a problem with the tax bills that are supposed to be going out in northern Ohio's Seneca County. Actually, the taxpayers might not consider it a problem. The bills have come back from the printer all showing the amount owed as zero.

Columbus electricity bills rising an average $60 a year (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer) - Columbus residents will be paying about $5 more a month, or $60 a year, on their electric bills under a rate increased approved Thursday by the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Rio Dell's June legal bills total almost $19,000 (The Eureka Reporter) - Rio Dell legal bills to two Sacramento-area law firms amounted to nearly $19,000 early this month, according to a general checking report from the U.S. Bank of California.

The Call of the Gun Lobby (New York Times) - The criminalizing of peace officers for swapping federal data beyond their narrow jurisdictions is only one of the provisions in a pair of treacherous bills quietly on the move in Congress.

Bills stoke debate about health records (BizJournals) - Legislation introduced by two members of Kansas' congressional delegation is sparking debate about who should become the bankers of Americans' electronic health records -- financial institutions or independent health record banks.