Your taxes keep rising—so why is Connecticut broke? Download PDF (see pdf for complete list) Connecticut residents pay the highest taxes in the entire country, second only to New York. Next year, lawmakers must close…
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DOWNLOAD PDF *Click "Download PDF" for the full report* Public employee pay and benefits in Connecticut are a matter of concern and debate for policymakers, employees and citizens. Elected officials must craft budgets amidst the…
Gov. Lamont’s new executive order -- imposing stiff fines on struggling state residents for non-compliance with his onerous restrictions on social gatherings -- is tantamount to punishing Connecticut’s people for success. It’s unfortunate that, rather…
Yankee Institute applauds many of the actions Gov. Ned Lamont has taken since assuming emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the governor has rolled back some regulations that Yankee has, for years, identified as…
Yankee Institute launches the state’s only comprehensive public union contract database Transparent government is accountable government. The success of Yankee Institute’s CT Sunlight Project highlights how much Connecticut’s people want to understand the inner workings of a…
Why are electric costs going up in Connecticut? Does it have to do with a 2017 bill passed related to the Millstone nuclear power plant? Millstone is a major supplier of electricity to the New…