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  "path": "/1st-april-mla-pay-hike-takes-the-public-for-fools/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T13:49:46.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Timothy Gaston MLA said: “How fitting that the MLA pay hike will take effect on April Fool’s Day! “The entire process was designed by MLAs in a way that excluded the voice of the public and ensured the board would examine the issue through a narrow prism that made a pay increase inevitable. “I tabled… Continue reading 1st April MLA pay hike takes the public for fools",
  "title": "1st April MLA pay hike takes the public for fools"
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