SUMMARY Governor Ned Lamont, on April 1, asked state lawmakers to ratify tentative agreements with 15 state government unions that negotiated under a single banner—the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition, or SEBAC. These unions represent
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Carol Platt Liebau, Yankee Institute’s president, was published in the Wall Street Journal April 6. Gov. Ned Lamont said in 2019 he wanted “an anti-Wisconsin moment,” a jab at Gov. Scott Walker’s sweeping fiscal reforms
Welcome to The Hartford Portfolio, Yankee Institute’s update on what’s happening at the State Capitol during the legislative session. “Here’s some of what we saw in Hartford this week:” It Only Took 24 Days
Welcome to The Hartford Portfolio, Yankee Institute’s update on what’s happening at the State Capitol during the legislative session. Here’s some of what we saw in Hartford this week: A Good Deal If You Can Get
Governor Lamont’s administration still hasn’t revealed the terms of new labor agreements negotiated with state employee unions. But the unions themselves aren’t being shy about the deal they scored. The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition
Connecticut’s largest public employee union is working to block a bill designed to fix a loophole which has potentially kept an unknown number of otherwise-disqualified cops on the job. Council 4 of the American Federation
“Fundamental fairness requires that taxpayers have the chance to see what promises their elected officials have made behind closed doors before they’re asked to pick up the tab for them. That’s why Governor Lamont must
Michael Costanza, a sixth-grade teacher at North Stonington Elementary School and former reporter for The Day, never wanted to be part of a union, but for most of his sixteen year teaching career he was
The Connecticut Comptroller’s Office released its updated report on savings generated by Gov. Dannel Malloy’s 2017 agreement with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, showing the that actual savings to the state were $200 million
The union representing professors and faculty at the University of Connecticut say state lawmakers should reject tax cuts and instead fund state employee raises, according to a message posted to the union’s Facebook page. “We