Released in the early hours Monday (June 5), the state budget included a noteworthy addition — a $6 million grant pilot program designed to reimburse eligible individuals for their student loan payments. The program was […]
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 […]
