Your taxes keep rising—so why is Connecticut broke? Download PDF (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
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DOWNLOAD PDF For all footnotes, please see attached PDF. A ROADMAP FOR RENEWAL:Policy Solutions to Revitalize Connecticut2014 INTRODUCTION In response to a recent Yankee Institute mailing, several residents – and former residents – sent back
DOWNLOAD PDF A Roadmap to Renewal:POLICY SOLUTIONS TO REVITALIZE CONNECTICUTConnecticut can prosper again!Lately we’ve heard the frustration in the voices of friends, neighbors and family members who have moved or who have thought about moving from Connecticut:“I’m considering joining those that have moved
Kids in Connecticut are born broke - more than $27,000 in debt - because of billions in unfunded pension promises. State estimates suggest citizens owe $25 billion, but this Yankee Institute study found the real
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFPursuant to Supreme Court Rule 37.2(b), the Yankee Institute for Public Policy (“Yankee Institute”), respectfully moves for leave to file the accompanying amicus curiae brief in support of
34% of unionized Connecticut workers would quit their union if they couldEAST HARTFORD – A third of union households in Connecticut say they would opt out of their union if given the chance, according to
OVERVIEWThe Connecticut General Assembly voted on more than 1,000 bills over the past two years. Most of these made minor changes and were adopted unanimously. Other votes reveal the differences between those legislators that would
You Didn’t Can’t Build That!How Connecticut’s Occupational License Laws Stifle Entrepreneurship and Job Creationby Ryan MurphyConnecticut needs as many entrepreneurs as it can get. But for many would-be small businesspeople, Connecticut’s stringent occupational licensure laws
Plaintiffs: Catherine D. Ludlum, Amber L. Michaud, The Connecticut Association of Personal Assistance, Inc., Senator Joseph Markley, State Representative Robert C. Sampson, Michelle M. Tyler, Nicole Butkus, Joy M. Minervini, and Yankee Institute for Public