11.   Neither could a company own a TV station and newspaper in the same market, lawmakers said.

12.   Runner said lawmakers and the public deserve answers to growing questions over handling of money from two county-controlled funds.

13.   That may require difficult tradeoffs between education and biomedical research, lawmakers said.

14.   That tendency to reach out to would-be enemies has served Bush well, said many lawmakers, including those who have had policy disagreements with the governor.

15.   The biggest savings, lawmakers said, would come from an effort to limit frivolous lawsuits.

16.   The immigration service, the lawmakers said, knew all along what the investors were doing and never raised an eyebrow when the government approved the visa petitions.

17.   The next vote is scheduled for next Thursday in the lower house, lawmakers said.

18.   The reality, lawmakers said, is no one could predict what would happen.

19.   The retroactive immunity, which some lawmakers said is unconstitutional, may wipe out lawsuits filed by Cleveland and Cincinnati against the firearms industry.

20.   With the state projected to have its sixth straight surplus this year, lawmakers said there should be adequate resources to cover a reduction.