The Yankee Institute honored the legacy of Dr. Milton Friedman on Wednesday, July 31 with a luncheon and policy discussion led by Jason Bedrick of the Cato Institute. The New Britain Herald’s Scott Whipple called […]
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Connecticut collects revenue from at least 371 unique sources of revenue, but the bottom 200 don’t even produce 1 percent of total state revenue. Are these really worth keeping? Yankee examines the issue in Too […]
Milton Friedman would have turned 101 years old this year. In celebration of this anniversary, please join the Yankee Institute in honoring Milton’s legacy! We’ll be hosting a luncheon on Wednesday, July 31 at the […]
34% of unionized Connecticut workers would quit their union if they could EAST HARTFORD – A third of union households in Connecticut say they would opt out of their union if given the chance, according […]
34% of unionized Connecticut workers would quit their union if they couldEAST HARTFORD – A third of union households in Connecticut say they would opt out of their union if given the chance, according to […]
EAST HARTFORD – The new study by Arthur Laffer and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the latest independent assessment reaching the same conclusion: Connecticut’s economy is among the very worst in the nation. […]
by Ryan Murphy Connecticut needs as many entrepreneurs as it can get. But for many would-be small businesspeople, Connecticut’s stringent occupational licensure laws stand in the way. Connecticut licenses 241 occupations, from hairdressers to glaziers. […]
EAST HARTFORD – Today is Tax Freedom Day in Connecticut, the day on which Connecticut residents finally stop working for the government and start working for themselves. Connecticut has the latest Tax Freedom Day of […]
It turns out that rising taxes and non-existent growth are not desirable traits for business. CEO Magazine, a trade magazine for business leaders, ranked Connecticut the 45th best (?) state for business in 2013. Texas […]
Since colonial times, turnpikes have represented a guiding principle of public finance: Let those who benefit bear the costs. It’s been 30 years since a horrific accident at the Stratford toll station prompted Connecticut to […]
