A Better Place to Die: Reforming Connecticut’s Estate Tax By Suzanne Bates, Policy Director For footnotes and sources, please download the .pdf file above. Summary Connecticut is one of only 14 states that has an
Yankee Institute Policy Brief $60 a Second: Connecticut’s Outmigration Problem By Suzanne Bates, Policy Director, Yankee Institute November 2015 For charts and data, please download the attached pdf. Introduction In just two years – from
Yankee Institute Policy Brief Connecticut’s Spending Cap: A Legal Overview By Peter Bowman, J.D. April 24, 2015 Executive Summary Connecticut’s spending cap has a rocky history. This policy brief examines the legislative and legal record
Yankee Institute Policy Brief Connecticut’s Spending Cap: A Legal Overview By Peter Bowman, J.D. April 24, 2015 Executive Summary Connecticut’s spending cap has a rocky history. This policy brief examines the legislative and legal record
April 9, 2015 $15 AN HOUR OR PAY A TAX The lowest wage a person can earn is not the minimum wage – currently $9.15 an hour in Connecticut. It’s zero. That’s what people
For footnotes, please see attached PDF. Yankee Institute Policy Brief Does Connecticut Have Enough Healthcare? By Zachary Janowski Director of External Affairs, Yankee Institute March 25, 2015 Permission Slips for Hospitals Every day, thousands of
Executive Summary Connecticut’s pension debt is still growing, even though $1 out of every $10 the state spends goes into the pension funds for teachers and state employees. The debt increased by 7 percent from
Introduction The two-year budget just proposed by Gov. Dannel Malloy contains the clearest warning signs yet that Connecticut must reform its public sector pay and benefits, as the growth in employee compensation continues to outpace
High Taxes Hurt If Connecticut lowered its taxes, every state resident would benefit. The state’s current tax burden contributes to our high cost of living and sluggish economic growth. This year, as lawmakers look to
Overview: Respect the Cap! The contentious debate of 1991 over imposing a state income tax was resolved in part because of an important compromise: A spending cap would accompany the new tax that would put