The gimmicky gas tax cut adopted unanimously by the General Assembly in March, and extended to December 1 as part of the state budget, may be delivering less savings than promised. Connecticut suspended its 25-cent-per-gallon
Policy Brief
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
Executive SummaryConnecticut’s pension debt is still growing, even though $1 out of every $10 the state spends goes into the pension funds for teachers and state employees. The debt increased by 7 percent from 2012
Executive Summary Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure undoubtedly needs upgrading. To accomplish this goal, we need to set priorities and come up with a plan to pay for these investments. The state Department of Transportation just released