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<url><loc>https://chrispowellcolumn.com/2026/05/09/affordability-in-connecticut-this-year-will-be-just-for-government-employees/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Chris Powell column</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-09T04:01:00+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>&#8216;Affordability&#8217; in Connecticut this year will be just for government employees</news:title><news:keywords>Gov. Ned Lamont, binding arbitration, government employee unions, tax rebates, University of New Hampshire&#039;s Survey Center</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>