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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2018/09/24/connecticuts-road-to-nowhere-a-history-of-route-11/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2018/09/19/2-million-in-taxpayer-dollars-ran-away-down-fifth-street/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2018/03/06/new-haven-firefighters-local-union-files-suit-to-leave-state-wide-union/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2017/09/14/surprise-state-property-tax-on-second-homes-included-in-budget/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2017/12/13/sales-tax-increase-back-on-the-table-as-malloy-offers-deficit-mitigation-plan/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2017/03/11/malloys-budget-state-bonding-anti-privacy-testimony/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2017/05/30/massachusetts-officials-discussed-aetna-leaving-connecticut-during-talks-with-general-electric/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2016/12/13/spending-cap-commission-fails-to-define-general-budget-expenditures/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2016/08/25/connecticut-employers-often-give-up-on-unemployment-appeals/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2016/05/24/inside-connecticuts-attempt-to-shred-the-red-tape/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2015/07/16/lawmakers-should-not-override-malloys-veto-of-education-commissioner-rules/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2020/07/24/house-passes-police-transparency-after-overnight-debate/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2019/01/15/after-the-janus-dust-settles-state-unions-see-more-members-less-money/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2018/09/07/survey-shows-union-member-support-for-new-janus-rights/</loc>
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<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2018/07/18/as-connecticut-drowns-in-pension-debt-one-retiree-wont-cost-taxpayers-a-dime/</loc>
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