By JULIE ANN GRIMM City residents would see higher water bills and changes to trash- collection fees if proposals under consideration by Santa Fe city councilors are adopted this fall.

By NICK HALTER A Milwaukee Common Council committee Tuesday backed the sale of additional Lake Michigan water to New Berlin. The Public Works Committee voted 4-1 to recommend a 20-year agreement to send water to the middle part of New Berlin, which has radium in its groundwater.

By Nick Halter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jul. 30--A Milwaukee Common Council committee Tuesday backed the sale of additional Lake Michigan water to New Berlin.

WASHINGTON _ The Environmental Protection Agency told the Bush administration that by law California should be able to set air-quality standards that were tougher than federal law, but President Bush rejected the advice and made clear that he wanted a single national standard, a former EPA official said Tuesday.

By LARRY SANDLER A proposed $20-a-year local vehicle registration fee passed its first hurdle Wednesday, winning the endorsement of a Milwaukee Common Council committee.