The gimmicky gas tax cut adopted unanimously by the General Assembly in March, and extended to December 1 as part of the state budget, may be delivering less savings than promised. Connecticut suspended its 25-cent-per-gallon
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HARTFORD – The conviction of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez on corruption charges brings attention to the practice of trading political support for government jobs. A Yankee Institute review of members of the Hartford Democratic Town
The Overton Window – the title of Glenn Beck’s new political thriller novel – is a concept of political theory developed by a scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Joseph Overton. From Mackinac:
HARTFORD – The Yankee Institute announces that it has updated its CTSunlight.org website by adding 2009 payroll data for all state employees. The data shows that 1,293 state employees earned more than Gov. Jodi Rell’s
HARTFORD – The State of Connecticut collects money from 347 separate taxes, fees, and transfer payments, according to a new report released by the Yankee Institute. The report lists every separate source of revenue collected
Maine Offers Connecticut Lesson in What Not to Do By Tarren Bragdon and Fergus Cullen The expression, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation” comes from Maine’s reputation as a national bellwether. But when it
HARTFORD – A new report released today by the Yankee Institute warns that Connecticut’s true unfunded liability for pension and other retirement benefits is much bigger than widely assumed.Connecticut’s pension system serving 175,000 active and retired state
IGNORING IT DOESN’T MAKE IT GO AWAY: CONNECTICUT’S $51 BILLION UNFUNDED RETIREE LIABILITY Executive Summary Connecticut’s state government administers retirement benefits for state employees, teachers, and those in the judicial system. These three groups include about
HARTFORD – A new report released today by the Yankee Institute warns that Connecticut’s true unfunded liability for pension and other retirement benefits is much bigger than widely assumed. Connecticut’s pension system serving 175,000 active
Despite the complaints about our health-insurance system, in one respect Connecticut is the envy of other states: our individual insurance market. Unfortunately, the politicization of rate adjustments is putting a good thing at risk.