Environment Committee Votes to Increase Energy Costs A TCI on steroids bill was voted out of the Environment Committee on Friday (March 24). The bill will allow the commissioner of the Department of Energy and […]
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Teacher Union Wants Equity for Thee but Not for Me State teacher unions had much to say at Wednesday’s (March 15) Education Committee public hearing. They showed up supporting pay increases for teachers and paraeducators, […]
Is it Still a Right When the Government Forces You to Do it? The Government Administration and Elections Committee started off the week with a slew of bills that would change the way voting […]
Green Amendment Taking More of Our Green The Environment Committee held a public hearing on Feb. 27, on a proposed amendment that would provide new “inherent, inalienable, and indefeasible” environmental rights to the state constitution. […]
“No Man’s Life, Liberty, or Property are Safe While the Legislature is in Session” – Gideon J. Tucker On Tuesday, government employees enjoyed an extra, yet unplanned vacation day when multiple state agencies experienced a widespread […]
The Worst Part About Limiting Free Speech is and ! The Higher Education and Advancement Committee held a public hearing on Thursday on a bill that will require public institutions of higher education in the state […]
Welcome to The Hartford Portfolio, Yankee Institute’s update on what’s happening at the State Capitol during the legislative session Finally, Yankee Institute is Back in Hartford! For the first time since the pandemic, lawmakers have […]
Welcome to The Hartford Portfolio, Yankee Institute’s update on what’s happening at the State Capitol during the legislative session. This year is known as a “long session” because it generally runs from January to June in odd-numbered […]
Solving Housing Crisis with Regulations That Don’t Work The Housing, Planning and Development and Insurance and Real Estate Committees held an informational forum Tuesday where they heard from a panel of economic experts about trends […]
State Health Plan Takes a Beating The Connecticut Comptroller’s office released its annual report this week on the state’s Partnership Plan revealing that it paid more in claims than it took in. The Partnership Plan […]
