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<url><loc>https://chrispowellcolumn.com/2026/06/13/taxes-in-connecticut-cant-be-cut-while-personnel-costs-stay-exempt/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chris Powell column</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-13T04:01:00+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Taxes in Connecticut can&#8217;t be cut while personnel costs stay exempt</news:title><news:keywords>Hartford Courant, Washington Monument syndrome, Bloomfield budget referendum, Bloomfield Mayor Anthony Harrington, Punish the Public syndrome, &quot;fixed costs&quot;</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>