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• Senate needs change: Marshall
  Newfoundland Sen. Elizabeth Marshall is asking for clarification to make sure she didn't take any money she didn't earn after she was accused of ...
• MHAs trade personal shots in House
  Opposition House Leader Andrew Parsons sparked a tense exchange with Finance Minister Jerome Kennedy on the floor of the House of Assembly ...
• MHA criticized for associating religious title with...
  Comments made by Government House Leader Darin King Wednesday are drawing condemnation from the Canadian Islamic Congress, after King said the ...
• Poll shows deep opposition to provincial budget
  The province's largest public-sector union is demanding Premier Kathy Dunderdale rethink this year's budget cuts in response to new polling data ...
• Poll indicates strong opposition to Newfoundland budget
  The province's largest public sector union, unveiled polling data this morning which indicates sweeping opposition to the provincial budget. In ...
• Liberals not fundraising illegally: Elections NL
  The Liberal party didn’t break any rules with a fundraiser Wednesday night, and it’s batting back against criticism from the NDP.Bruce Chaulk, ...
• Liberals may be illegally fundraising, NDP says
  The byelection in Cartwright-L’anse au Clair hasn’t been formally called yet, but the NDP is already saying that the Liberals may be violating ...
• NDP leader wants more detail on Abitibi expropriation
  NDP Leader Lorraine Michael wants a full audit of the botched 2008 Abitibi paper mill expropriation, to see for how much taxpayers are really on ...
• MacKay meets with provincial counterpart; leaders...
  Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in St. John’s Monday morning to talk about search and rescue issues, and he delivered a clear message: the ...
• MacKay addresses SAR issues including possible...
  National Defence Minister Peter MacKay got an early start today in St. John’s, meeting with his provincial counterpart Kevin O'Brien on search ...
• Politicians point fingers over SAR responsiblity
  In a rare moment of unanimity at Confederation Building Thursday, both the Liberals and the Tories agreed more needs to be done on search and ...
• Government considers new court, dismantles another
  Even as the provincial government dismantles the Family Violence Intervention Court as part of 2013 budget cuts, Justice Minister Darin King said ...
• $76 million paid for expropriated hydro dam
  More than three years after the provincial government seized hydroelectric dams from Abitibi-Bowater, Natural Resources Minister Tom Marshall ...
• Government makes major civil service changes...
  The week Finance Minister Jerome Kennedy released his provincial budget, the cabinet quietly made 12 appointments at the top of the civil ...
• Premier defends CNA cuts
  Premier Kathy Dunderdale signalled Thursday she won’t back down on a move to privatize adult basic education services in the province, despite a ...
• School board amalgamation moves ahead despite protests
  The provincial government is charging ahead with plans to fold all four English language school boards into a single school board, even as the ...
• Speaker apologizes to MHA for Facebook flap
  Speaker Ross Wiseman formally admitted he was wrong, and apologized Tuesday for throwing New Democrat MHA Gerry Rogers out of the House of ...
• Speaker apologizes to NDP MHA
  Speaker Ross Wiseman apologized to New Democrat MHA Gerry Rogers and admitted he was wrong when he held her in contempt of the legislature last ...
• Government to increase online public access
  The provincial government is moving to put more information online, including completed access to information requests and cabinet directives. In ...
• $90-M question answered
  The details are scanty, confusing and secret so far, but the provincial government said Wednesday it will give Corner Brook Pulp and Paper a loan ...
• Claim of guilt by association shocking: justice critic
  Liberal justice critic Andrew Parsons had a question for Justice Minister Darin King Wednesday afternoon: how far do you go with guilt by ...
• Marshall defends $90-million loan for Corner Brook...
  Natural Resources Minister Tom Marshall elaborated in the House of Assembly this afternoon on a $90-million loan to assist Corner Brook Pulp and ...
• Gerry Rogers thrown out of House
  NDP MHA Gerry Rogers was thrown out of the House of Assembly Tuesday after she refused to apologize for being a member of a Facebook group. ...
• Budget dominates legislature debate
  The provincial budget dominated debate in the House of Assembly as MHAs returned from Easter Break today. Liberal Leader Dwight Ball immediately ...
• Kennedy defends provincial budget
  Finance Minister Jerome Kennedy was at the St. John's Board of Trade today to defend his budget. It's been a rough ride for the government since ...
• Hutchings re-announces economic development funds
  Innovation, Business and Rural Development Minister Keith Hutchings was in Petty Harbour Thursday afternoon, talking up changes he’s made to fold ...
• Government waives $6M in tax for mill
  The Corner Brook paper mill got another financial boost from the provincial government last month, when the provincial cabinet quietly extended a ...
• MHA says deep budget cuts could have been avoided
  It didn’t have to be this way, Independent MHA Tom Osborne told The Telegram this week. With better planning and budget foresight, the government ...
• Leaders push for stronger, broader workers’...
  Workers’ compensation advocates were out in full force Tuesday, pressing a government-appointed panel on ways to expand and tweak the system for ...
• Critics cry foul over wildlife division cuts -...
  Members of the wildlife community are sounding the alarm about budget cuts which could threaten programs and weaken government environmental ...