Yesterday the General Assembly's Labor Committee heard testimony on two bills that, if passed, would mean new taxes adding up to 7 percent or more of the income of many Connecticut residents. The bills were Senate Bill 221,…
Suzanne Bates
Testimony on Senate Resolution 4/House Resolution 3 Submitted by Suzanne Bates, Policy Director February 23, 2016 Good afternoon Senator Bye, Representative Walker, Senator Kane and Representative Ziobron. I am here today to raise deep concerns…
Download PDF Download the attached .pdf file for footnotes and sources.Yankee Institute Policy BriefA Fresh Start: Governor Malloy’s 2017 Budget RevisionsBy Suzanne Bates, Policy DirectorFebruary 2016Overview Lawmakers adopted a preliminary 2017 budget last year when…
The Department of Motor Vehicles, which recently saw its commissioner resign amid serious customer service problems, spent $1.9 million on overtime in the first six months of fiscal year 2016, already exceeding the $1.7 million…
Accountable Compensation Currently, lawmakers get the same benefits that state employees receive through contract negotiations. This gives the appearance of a conflict of interest. Instead, lawmakers should repeal this law and set their benefits separate…
While the saying ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is true, so is the opposite – if something isn’t working, then fix it. From watching sports, we know the rules of a game can…