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Before the Ink Dried, the Union Was Already Calling the Shots at Waterbury Hospital

by Meghan Portfolio November 14 , 2025

Lamont’s Hospital Takeover Plan is a Gamble Connecticut Cannot Afford

by Meghan Portfolio November 10 , 2025

Over a Decade at the Bottom: Connecticut’s Tax System Still Among America’s Worst

by Meghan Portfolio November 7 , 2025

Why CT’s Special Session Must Be Narrow and Focused

by Andrew Fowler November 3 , 2025

Connecticut Cannot Solve Its Housing Crisis While Ignoring Union-Driven Costs

Connecticut Cannot Solve Its Housing Crisis While Ignoring Union-Driven Costs

At Connecticut’s 2025 State of Housing Conference on Nov. 17 and 18, one panel stood out for all the wrong reasons. The session titled “Union-Built Affordable Housing” was billed as a serious discussion of how organized labor contributes to housing development. Instead, it became an exercise in denying that basic economics apply to construction costs. […]

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Meghan Portfolio November 21 , 2025

What You Need To Know For Special Session

by Yankee Staff November 11 , 2025

CT State Police Lieutenant Made $259K Last Year — Half from Overtime He Approved Himself

by Meghan Portfolio October 31 , 2025

The New Jersey Playbook Connecticut Shouldn’t Copy

by Meghan Portfolio October 30 , 2025

One in Four State Employee Pension Dollars Flow Out of State

by Meghan Portfolio October 24 , 2025

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What You Need To Know For Special Session

What You Need To Know For Special Session

by Yankee Staff November 11 , 2025

Lamont’s Hospital Takeover Plan is a Gamble Connecticut Cannot Afford

November 10 , 2025

Why CT’s Special Session Must Be Narrow and Focused

November 3 , 2025

The New Jersey Playbook Connecticut Shouldn’t Copy

October 30 , 2025

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Lamont’s Hospital Takeover Plan is a Gamble Connecticut Cannot Afford

Lamont’s Hospital Takeover Plan is a Gamble Connecticut Cannot Afford

by Meghan Portfolio November 10 , 2025

Report: CT Ranks 15th Best State — But 48th in Fiscal Stability

May 12 , 2025

The Top 5 Reasons Why the Fiscal Guardrails Matter — And Need to be Protected

April 11 , 2025

The State of Connecticut’s Economy After 2024

April 10 , 2025

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The New Jersey Playbook Connecticut Shouldn’t Copy

The New Jersey Playbook Connecticut Shouldn’t Copy

by Meghan Portfolio October 30 , 2025

The Cost of Misguided Labor Policies: Winchester’s Cautionary Tale

May 22 , 2025

Democrats Want to Pay Striking Workers — And are ‘Pretty Close’ to Making It Happen

May 21 , 2025

Lamont Tells AFSCME: As Long as I’m Governor, the Raises Will Keep Coming

April 28 , 2025

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Welcome!

The Connecticut State Legislature will begin its 2023 session on January 4^th and will adjourn on June 7^th. The “long session,” as non-election years are called in Hartford, will be centered around the biennial budget. The Office of the State Comptroller reports that state government found a way to spend $47.11 billion in 2022 and, if trends continue, we can expect that number to grow even more going forward. Concerns over energy prices, inflation, and general cost of living continue to dominate the headlines and the threat of a recession hovers over economic forecasts.

What will our elected officials be working on to improve policy outcomes for Connecticut residents? What tax reform proposals will there be? What can be done to lower home heating bills? How will state and local budgets be affected by fewer federal resources? How will schools be implementing to curriculum requirements?

While we wait to see the thousands of individual and committee bills that while dominate the myriad policy debates this year, Yankee Institute is hard at work promoting free-market solutions to the problems we face from Stamford to Putnam and Mystic to Salisbury. To that end, we have produced a new edition of our Charter for Change. The Charter provides commonsense reforms to make Connecticut’s government work for its residents.

Though the list of reforms may be exhausting to review, it is far from exhaustive! And that’s why we want to work with you to build a broad-based coalition to encourage sound policy reforms to enable Connecticut residents to forge a better future for themselves and their families.

It’s also imperative that we do so. As we noted in a report and CT Mirror op-ed last year, the debate over whether we’re in a national recession really misses the point for Connecticut residents. We had more people employed in the private sector in 2007 than we do today. Our economy has grown at one of the slowest rates in the nation for the past decade, and we are getting outpaced year after year. We’re not attracting innovation and industry. We’re losing some of our best and brightest as they seek other parts of the country where it’s easier to make a living.

But together, we can reverse this trend.

At Yankee Institute, we know Connecticut is a state with boundless opportunity, and we intend to help make our state more than a place where people are just able to make ends meet! Connecticut should be a place where everyone can thrive – and with your help, it will be.

Sincerely,

Yankee InstituteDirector of External Affairs

Bryce Chinault

Yankee Institute
Director of External Affairs