While a bill to raise Connecticut’s minimum wage to $15 an hour died in May, legislators may want to consider a new report before resurrecting the idea during the next session. The report by a
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Paying more for a meal at a restaurant won’t just hurt your wallet, it may also hurt Connecticut’s economy, according to a new study. Yankee Institute released Taking a Bite out of Jobs: The Economic Effects
A public hearing about the practices of the Commission of Human Rights and Opportunity before the General Assembly's investigation committee was packed with visibly angry Connecticut property owners wearing neon green stickers that read “Fair Housing
The Nevada Policy Research Institute and the Association of American Educators released results of a 27-state survey of union households on Friday showing that 28.7 percent of union workers would opt out of membership if
In 2006, a Norwich neurology practice with a new $1.5 million MRI scanner had a simple request. It asked the state for permission to use the scanner for all of its patients. The state said,
by Fergus Cullen, MPA, Executive Director of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy Published on May 20, 2009 by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: As Governor M. Jodi Rell and the General