Your taxes keep rising—so why is Connecticut broke? (see pdf for complete list) Connecticut residents pay the highest taxes in the entire country, second only to New York. Next year, lawmakers must close a multi-billion-dollar
Policy Brief
Download the attached .pdf file for footnotes and sources. A Fresh Start: Governor Malloy’s 2017 Budget Revisions By Suzanne Bates, Policy Director February 2016 Overview Lawmakers adopted a preliminary 2017 budget last year when they
The Working Class Tax: A Review of ‘Jobs With Justice’ Study By Mark Gius, PhDProfessor of Economics, Quinnipiac University For footnotes and sources, please download the .pdf file above. Summary In this review, Professor Mark
A Better Place to Die: Reforming Connecticut’s Estate TaxBy Suzanne Bates, Policy DirectorFor footnotes and sources, please download the .pdf file above.Summary Connecticut is one of only 14 states that has an estate tax. It
Yankee Institute Policy Brief$60 a Second: Connecticut’s Outmigration ProblemBy Suzanne Bates, Policy Director, Yankee InstituteNovember 2015For charts and data, please download the attached pdf.IntroductionIn just two years – from 2011 to 2013 – more than
The study we released today, Unequal Pay: Public Vs. Private Sector Compensation in Connecticut, shows that state employees make an average of 25 to 46 percent more than private sector workers with similar skills and
Yankee Institute Policy BriefConnecticut’s Spending Cap: A Legal OverviewBy Peter Bowman, J.D.April 24, 2015 Executive SummaryConnecticut’s spending cap has a rocky history. This policy brief examines the legislative and legal record of the cap, including
Yankee Institute Policy BriefConnecticut’s Spending Cap: A Legal OverviewBy Peter Bowman, J.D.April 24, 2015Executive SummaryConnecticut’s spending cap has a rocky history. This policy brief examines the legislative and legal record of the cap, including a
April 9, 2015 $15 AN HOUR OR PAY A TAX The lowest wage a person can earn is not the minimum wage – currently $9.15 an hour in Connecticut.It’s zero. That’s what people earn when they
For footnotes, please see attached PDF. Yankee Institute Policy BriefDoes Connecticut Have Enough Healthcare?By Zachary JanowskiDirector of External Affairs, Yankee InstituteMarch 25, 2015Permission Slips for HospitalsEvery day, thousands of people in Connecticut put their lives