Jeff Benedict Appearing in Stamford and West Hartford

Posted on Aug 27, 2010 in Events 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 in Little Pink House.  You can purchase your choice of these books with our online reservation site.  Jeff will be discussing these...
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John Fund Comes to Stamford

Posted on Aug 3, 2010 in Events STAMFORD – The Yankee Institute for Public Policy, Connecticut’s only free market, limited government think tank, is pleased to announce a reception and dinner with John Fund of the Wall Street Journal. Fund will offer his analysis of the 2010 elections, both in Connecticut and with an eye to the national scene.  Coming just a week after the Connecticut state primary, the timing of...
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Growth of State Gov’t Graph

Posted on Aug 1, 2010 in Data First featured on our Nickels and Dimes: Connecticut’s Taxes pamphlet, this growth of state government graph over the last four decades highlights how spending has dramatically outpaced median income growth and population growth over the same time period. This chart is perhaps Yankee’s most popular item provided to the public at the current time. Candidates for public office, members...
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