Over the past week, Democratic lawmakers at the state Capitol have introduced a slew of bills aimed at increasing taxes on businesses, property owners and the affluent, as well as hiring additional tax enforcement agents. […]
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A new study shows Connecticut has become an even more burdensome state for would-be workers to obtain an occupational license for lower-income jobs. Last month, the Institute for Justice (IJ), released the third edition of […]
For the second consecutive year, the Office of the State Comptroller failed to meet the statutory deadline to report on taxpayer savings generated from the 2017 State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC). The 2017 deal, […]
Governor Ned Lamont on Wednesday unveiled a “series of tax cuts” he’s proposing as part of his FY2023 budget. The plan, which centers on the governor’s 2018 pledge to reduce property taxes, is heavy on […]
Connecticut ended 2021 with private-sector employment closer to 2020 levels than 2019 levels, a reminder that the state has a long way to go to recover its pandemic-related job losses. Private-sector employers added 600 jobs […]
“The most serious labor shortage Connecticut faces is the lack of senators and representatives willing to do their jobs in Hartford. If the last two years’ advances in vaccines, testing, treatments, and telecommuting weren’t enough […]
Governor Lamont’s plan to send payments to roughly one in seven Connecticut households months before he stands for re-election is arguably the single greatest overreach by the executive branch since the beginning of the novel […]
Complete recording of Yankee Institute’s A View to ’22 virtual forum on Connecticut and the national economy with Donald Klepper Smith, Dr Fred Carstensen and Curtis Dubay moderated by Ken Girardin and Marc Fitch . […]
**This is the second story in a series on Connecticut’s eviction moratorium. Read the first story here and the third story here** A Facebook post on March 30 of 2021 by David Haberfeld went viral […]
An estimated 250 protesters gathered in the rain at the Capitol today to rally against the continuation of Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers and carrying signs against mask-wearing mandates for school children. Lamont has asked […]
