Yankee Institute, in collaboration with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, released a comprehensive policy report titled “The Green Monster: A Review of Connecticut’s Climate Protection Act of 2025,” authored by Jason Hayes, Director of […]
A new study from Yankee Institute, Overtime Spiking in Connecticut, presents compelling evidence of “overtime spiking” — a deliberate overuse of overtime to boost pension benefits — among state employees. The report highlights a staggering […]
A new Yankee Institute and University of New Haven Liberty Initiative report, Tax-Credit Scholarships Across the US: A Roadmap for Connecticut to Follow, demonstrates that tax-credit scholarship (TCS) programs have measurable, academic benefits and improve […]
With New England state governments committed to reducing their carbon emissions at least 80% by 2050, residents and businesses can expect electricity rates to double, along with rolling blackouts, according to a new joint report […]
A new study by Yankee Institute and Reason Foundation, a national public policy research organization, confirms that the 2017 bipartisan financial reforms known as the “fiscal guardrails” have saved Connecticut more than $170 million since […]
Getting a Handle on Affordable Housing – Download Yankee Institute’s latest policy paper — “Getting a Handle on Affordable Housing” — discusses how the state law known as “8-30g” is failing our residents, including those […]
Connecticut’s people suffer from some of the highest electricity rates in the nation. Electricity is a top budget priority for every household, but there is no financial respite in sight for state residents. In the […]
Failure by Mandate – Download Little has more impact on our daily lives than conditions in the towns where we live. All of us care about ensuring that those of modest means aren’t priced out […]
Reforming Connecticut Healthcare after COVID – Download Along many dimensions, America offers the finest healthcare available in the world. That said, numerous aspects of American healthcare have long been problematic. The COVID-19 pandemic tossed quite […]
If we learned anything during the Covid pandemic, it’s that too many public schools are leaving Connecticut’s low-income children behind. As the study below demonstrates, simply increasing school funding will do little to solve the […]
