1.   State Sen. Gerald Cardinale, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, which debates insurance legislation, said he opposed scrapping the no-fault system.

2.   That measure, they said, unconstitutionally restricted their authority and violated their First Amendment right to debate legislation freely in the House.

3.   The announcement came as Senate leaders appeared to be closing in on an agreement to debate camapign reform legislation on the floor, ending months of stalemate.

4.   The first test will come next week when the National Assembly meets for an emergency session to debate legislation to implement some of the IMF reforms.

5.   The House Tuesday is scheduled to debate legislation to crack down on potential conflicts of interest at the Permanent School Fund.

6.   The House Resources Committee, chaired by Rep. Don Young, Tuesday will begin to debate legislation to lift the ban on exports of Alaskan crude oil.

7.   The move was also seen as political as lawmakers in Washington debate legislation to increase competition in the local phone market.

8.   It should look like just another day in the Senate to anyone watching lawmakers debate education legislation on Tuesday.

9.   Senate Democrats are poised to debate similar legislation as early as Thursday.

10.   The Senate had been poised to debate legislation by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican of Texas, to sharply restrict funds for any U.S. military operation in Kosovo.