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• 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 ...
• Jones says goodbye to the House of Assembly -...
  Every MHA in the province stood in a rare show of non-partisan unity and applauded Yvonne Jones late Wednesday afternoon as she said goodbye ...
• Report details confused, dysfunctional department
  The Department of Advanced Education and Skills is reeling from restructuring and scores of layoffs, but a new report released Wednesday ...
• Kennedy unveils austerity plan
  Finance Minister Jerome Kennedy dramatically reshaped the provincial government Tuesday with his 2013 budget, laying off nearly a thousand ...
• Throne speech signals major change in course for...
  Premier Kathy Dunderdale signalled a sharp change of direction for the government in this year’s throne speech. Newfoundland and Labrador is at a ...
• Province announces $1M for policing
  A new unit bringing together the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) and the RCMP in an attempt to tackle serious crime got a $1-million boost ...
• Politicians react to budget with a ho-hum
  Finance Minister Jerome Kennedy didn’t actually shrug when he showed up to talk to reporters about the federal budget, but he might as well ...
• Davis indicates no plan to change tendering process
  New Democrat Leader Lorraine Michael wants to know if the government is looking into changing the calendar for public works tendering to save the ...
• Minister urges patience on school board budget cuts
  Education Minister Clyde Jackman denied Tuesday that he’s been meddling in the affairs of the Eastern School District, and pushing for budget ...
• Award tenders earlier, save money association tells...
  The provincial government is looking to save money, and the Heavy Civil Association says its got an idea that won’t cost a penny: issue public ...
• ‘Donate now’
  The byelection hasn’t officially been called, but Peter Penashue is already off and running with big ads in local media, and a splashy website ...
• Interim supply discussion often leads speakers far...
  For about a week now, politicians have been debating a piece of legislation in the House of Assembly that will determine whether they should shut ...
• Michael chastised in the House
  New Democrat Leader Lorraine Michael was rapped on the knuckles in the House of Assembly Tuesday after she tried to take the government to task ...
• Majority dissatisfied with Dunderdale: CRA poll
  New Democrat Leader Lorraine Michael seemed to be trying to stay modest about the latest poll that puts her ahead of Premier Kathy Dunderdale. ...
• UPDATE: Dunderdale not surprised with CRA poll results
  Premier Kathy Dunderdale told reporters this morning that she is not surprised by the latest Corporate Research Associates poll numbers, showing ...
• Democracy Watch slams government’s stance on...
  An open-government watchdog is calling the Newfoundland and Labrador government’s stance when it comes to official cabinet orders “dangerously ...
• Noseworthy’s ‘synergies’ won’t be part of...
  The provincial government hired former auditor general and failed Tory candidate John Noseworthy to find efficiencies in the Department of ...
• Liberals target Dunderdale for ‘mismanagement’...
  The yelling began almost immediately during question period in the House of Assembly, as Liberal Leader Dwight Ball tore into the government for ...