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“We’re Going to Turn the Halls of Power into Union Halls” – Richard Trumka, Former AFL-CIO President

by Meghan Portfolio September 22 , 2023

E-bike Voucher Equity Fail, Only 2% Reach Lowest-Income Residents

by Meghan Portfolio September 19 , 2023

Flashback to ‘04: Blumenthal — “We’re Not Committed to Follow California Provision by Provision”

by Meghan Portfolio September 18 , 2023

Flashback to ‘04: Blumenthal — “We’re Not Committed to Follow California Provision by Provision”

by Meghan Portfolio September 15 , 2023

Recalls call into question EV viability

Recalls call into question EV viability

In a recent commentary in CT Mirror, Peter Millman and Bernard Pelletier from People’s Action for Clean Energy made the case for EVs, writing, “There are many used EVs available and more are coming, too. A Chevy Bolt purchased in 2017 cost $42,000 (before incentives). That same car now starts under $27,000 according to Kelley […]

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David Flemming September 25 , 2023

New Jobs Report: CT’s Private Sector Finally Recovered All Jobs from the Pandemic Shutdown

by Andrew Fowler September 19 , 2023

The Long, Winding Road to Erecting the Nathan Hale Statue at Yale

by Andrew Fowler September 15 , 2023

Feds Declare: Brace For High Gas Prices for Rest of 2023

by Meghan Portfolio September 14 , 2023

Frontier Moving HQ from CT to Texas; More Job Losses to Come

by Andrew Fowler September 13 , 2023

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Flashback to ‘04: Blumenthal — “We’re Not Committed to Follow California Provision by Provision”

Flashback to ‘04: Blumenthal — “We’re Not Committed to Follow California Provision by Provision”

by Meghan Portfolio September 18 , 2023

New Voting Bills Would Allow Ranked Choice System; Prisoners and 16-year-olds to Vote; Expansion of Early Voting

February 28 , 2023

OVERDUE OVERSIGHT

June 23 , 2022

BAD DEAL: The Case Against the 2022 SEBAC Agreements

April 12 , 2022

Economy

E-bike Voucher Equity Fail, Only 2% Reach Lowest-Income Residents

E-bike Voucher Equity Fail, Only 2% Reach Lowest-Income Residents

by Meghan Portfolio September 19 , 2023

The Connecticut standard of living: not quite as lackluster as supposed

August 8 , 2023

Private and Public Jobs Recovery Suffers Setback, Still Short of Pre-Pandemic Totals

July 20 , 2023

Office Vacancy on the Rise in Hartford Area

July 12 , 2023

Labor

Feds Declare: Brace For High Gas Prices for Rest of 2023

Feds Declare: Brace For High Gas Prices for Rest of 2023

by Meghan Portfolio September 14 , 2023

Union Officials Sweep Connecticut Communist Awards

October 19 , 2022

Ansonia Prevails at State Labor Board Upholding Discipline for Police Sergeant

September 1 , 2022

BAD DEAL: The Case Against the 2022 SEBAC Agreements

April 12 , 2022

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Reforming Connecticut Healthcare after COVID

August 9 , 2023

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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
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