Economy

More than 21 percent of Connecticut’s workforce has filed for unemployment, the second highest rate in the country, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation. The Tax Foundation based its report on figures from the U.S. Department of Labor for the week ending April 18. Connecticut saw 102,757 ...

Gov. Ned Lamont announced the names of appointees to a task force focused on reopening the state on Thursday, but Indra Nooyi – co-chair of the advisory group – said the state will not begin to reopen businesses until sometime in June.  The announcement comes after protesters demanding the state ...

“Yankee Institute appreciates Gov. Lamont creating a state-focused task force to determine how best to reopen Connecticut businesses. As the governor constitutes this panel, it is imperative that he include representatives of a range of small businesses. Small and family businesses have been most directly and catastrophically affected by this ...

We appreciate Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts on behalf of Connecticut – along with all those on the front lines — during these difficult and unprecedented times.  However, the declaration that businesses and schools will remain closed until May 20 means businesses and families will continue to suffer under the social, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has rightly led to high praise and support by lawmakers and state officials for hospitals that face potentially overwhelming numbers of infected patients and for small businesses that have been forced to close their doors to the public, but that support comes after years of policies that ...