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 […]
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Local News Features Latest Yankee Institute and Connecticut Voices for Children Statement As featured in this local Fox News clip, Yankee Institute and Connecticut Voices for Children united in opposition to HB 6929: An Act […]
Connecticut is America’s jewel, replete with natural beauty — waterfalls, lakes, islands, beaches, caves and stunning autumn foliage. Its cultural contributions are unparalleled. Scholars point to Connecticut’s Fundamental Orders, drafted in 1639, as the first […]
HARTFORD (May 3) – “Today’s surprise vote to increase pay for state lawmakers is not just an affront to principles of responsive and responsible governance – it’s a sad moment for state taxpayers and for […]
HARTFORD (May 3) – “Connecticut’s unprecedented budget surplus meant state officials could have given middle-class families and businesses meaningful relief from the destructive Malloy-era tax hikes. Instead, Governor Lamont and the General Assembly squandered that […]
Hartford (April 27) – “State lawmakers could leave Hartford without doing anything and the state budget would already be balanced, and our debt would decrease. Unfortunately, rather than using our remarkable surplus to pay down […]
