The University of Connecticut (UConn) attempted to subcontract non-union custodians at lower costs but failed to negotiate the ability to do so with the union. The UConn Facilities and Operations Department had recently moved two
Policy Brief
We all look forward to the time when the health threats related to COVID-19 have passed, but the potential and certain economic effects of the virus pose a significant risk to the people of Connecticut.
Yankee Institute is grateful to Gov. Ned Lamont and his team for their work, thus far, in trying to mitigate the economic damage being wrought on Connecticut during this time of crisis and for their
Gov. Ned Lamont’s now-defunct transportation bill aimed to install truck-only tolls on Connecticut highways in order to raise an estimated $172 million per year to fund federal infrastructure loans. Tolls supporters have repeatedly insisted that Connecticut has serious transportation
Far too often, Connecticut lawmakers seem content to listen to themselves talk about legislation rather than hear from the people who voted them into office. Connecticut’s complicated legislative process does more to keep voters out of government than
Connecticut’s lawmakers derive their power from the people, but too often the people are in the dark about what their elected representatives are doing with that power. State leaders usually welcome public participation and have
Yankee Letter Across Connecticut, the teacher pension system is not working for teachers, taxpayers or children. And it has the potential to fail current and future retirees if it is not equitably and carefully reformed
We end the 2019 legislative session with a mixture of relief (as bad as it was, it could have been even worse!) and regret (because there are new laws that will make life more difficult
Attached you will find our study, Supersedence: The Consequences of Government Unions’ Special Privileges. This report details one of the most unbelievable benefits given to government unions – that in Connecticut any union contract can override
Executive Summary In volume 1 of the Yankee Institute’s 2019 policy paper series, we designated regulatory reform as one of our top priorities for the current legislative session, given the make-up of Connecticut’s current government