The proposed legislation — An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Vision Zero Council — unacceptably violates individuals’ property and personal rights. The bill gives the commissioner of the state Department of Transportation the ability […]
State Health Plan Takes a Beating The Connecticut Comptroller’s office released its annual report this week on the state’s Partnership Plan revealing that it paid more in claims than it took in. The Partnership Plan […]
Welcome to The Hartford Portfolio, Yankee Institute’s update on what’s happening at the State Capitol during the legislative session. This year is known as a “long session” because it generally runs from January to June in odd-numbered […]
Yankee Institute applauds Gov. Ned Lamont’s commitment to uniting both parties to fix the problems that plague our beautiful state. The Governor is right to call for “a reduction in tax rates which the state can afford and […]
A rift has opened between educators and superintendents over the implementation of K-3 reading curriculum models outlined in the “Right to Read” legislation. The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) issued a strongly worded […]
While Connecticut’s private sector added 3,330 jobs in November, it still has not fully recovered the jobs lost as a result of the pandemic, according to a report issued by the state Department of Labor […]
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 […]
