About The Events Come join us as we hear from Jeff Benedict, author of several books including Without Reservation and Little Pink House. Jeff explores the founding of the Foxwoods Casino in Without Reservation and discusses the Kelo eminent domain case... 

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HARTFORD – The Yankee Institute announces the launch of Raising Hale, a new source of investigative reporting for Connecticut. The website, www.RaisingHale.com, will feature articles and videos that break news and address topics not covered elsewhere. Zachary... 

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HARTFORD – The number of retired state employees collecting annual pensions of more than $100,000 has risen to 299 people, a new analysis by the Yankee Institute shows. Of those, 81 individuals receive more than $120,000, or at least $10,000 a month.... 

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32 OF 69 HARTFORD TOWN COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE GOVERNMENT JOBS HARTFORD – The conviction of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez on corruption charges brings attention to the practice of trading political support for government jobs. A Yankee Institute review... 

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The Overton Window – the title of Glenn Beck’s new political thriller novel – is a concept of political theory developed by a scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Joseph Overton. From Mackinac: Joseph Overton observed that... 

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