If you live in Connecticut but work in New York, you end up paying income taxes in New York and receiving a credit from the state of Connecticut, known as the convenience rule. But what…
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EAST HARTFORD - A new Quinnipiac poll highlights how badly Connecticut's people have been hurt by state government's tax-and-spend policies. After being subjected to the largest tax increase in history in 2011 along with 77…
EAST HARTFORD – The retired state employee with the largest pension benefit in 2013 was former Professor John Veiga, who received $283,273 according to new data compiled by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy for…
EAST HARTFORD – Gov. Dan Malloy was Connecticut's 1,379th highest paid state employee in 2013 according to new data compiled by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy for its online transparency database CTSunlight.org. The Governor's…
STAMFORD - The featured speaker at the Yankee Institute's Policy Luncheon had a clear message for Connecticut's policymakers and opinion leaders: "Fix the state's unfunded liabilities now!" Curtis Dubay, a Connecticut native and Senior Tax…
In an op-ed for CT News Junkie, Yankee Institute Deputy Director Heath Fahle compares Connecticut to its next-door neighbor Rhode Island in terms of each state's approach to pension and Medicaid reform. The result? Rhode…
The State of Connecticut employs nearly 50,000 people on a full-time basis and like most employers, they provide benefits to help employees plan for their retirement. Unlike most private sector employers, however, public employees are…
Connecticut collects revenue from at least 371 unique sources of revenue, but the bottom 200 don't even produce 1 percent of total state revenue. Are these really worth keeping? Yankee examines the issue in Too…
Since colonial times, turnpikes have represented a guiding principle of public finance: Let those who benefit bear the costs. It’s been 30 years since a horrific accident at the Stratford toll station prompted Connecticut to…
The State of Connecticut collects revenue from more than 371 unique sources according to the latest report from the Yankee Institute. While the cost of government has increased threefold over the past 40 years, the…