Public Policy

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 response to the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus. The collapse of the financial markets ...

The Office of Fiscal Analysis pegs the cost of increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour and implementing a paid family medical leave program at nearly $80 million, as the state faces projected budget deficits. There are two bills raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, which differ ...