The bills would offer tax breaks to providers and ease regulations that are considered an obstacle to affordable day care.

The nation's bill for imported oil eased $300 million, to $4 billion, but still accounted for more than half of the total deficit.

A bill passed by the House could ease the minds and maybe lengthen the lives of thousands of American workers.

A worthy bill before the House would ease travel restrictions to countries where Americans face no likely physical danger.

The bill would also ease regulations on trucks that are not tractor-trailers.

But by encouraging more people to go to court, the new bill could also significantly ease the rights commission's workload.

Six-month bills eased by eight basis points, to an offered rate of 7.68 percent.

Both bills would toughen building codes to foster conservation and would ease regulation of the electric power industry.

A bill that passed the Legislature this year would have eased eligibility requirements for the poorest families, bringing coverage to hundreds of thousands of children.

Mr. McGreevey said the new bill eases the state's regulations and will lure some of the companies back to the state.