*Click "Download PDF" for the full report* Public employee pay and benefits in Connecticut are a matter of concern and debate for policymakers, employees and citizens. Elected officials must craft budgets amidst the Covid-19 crisis…
For all footnotes, please see attached PDF. A ROADMAP FOR RENEWAL: Policy Solutions to Revitalize Connecticut 2014 INTRODUCTION In response to a recent Yankee Institute mailing, several residents – and former residents – sent back…
Born Broke: Our pension debt problem by J. Scott Moody and Wendy P. Warcholik, Ph.D. AUGUST 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Connecticut’s public pension system is one of the most expensive in the nation – which may explain…
Born Broke: Our pension debt problem by J. Scott Moody and Wendy P. Warcholik, Ph.D. AUGUST 2014 YANKEE INSTITUTE For Public Policy EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Connecticut’s public pension system is one of the most expensive…
Plaintiffs: Catherine D. Ludlum, Amber L. Michaud, The Connecticut Association of Personal Assistance, Inc., Senator Joseph Markley, State Representative Robert C. Sampson, Michelle M. Tyler, Nicole Butkus, Joy M. Minervini, and Yankee Institute for Public…
Government's Thumb on the Election Scales By Heath W. Fahle EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Nearly half of all the money spent on campaigns for Connecticut state offices came from taxpayers in 2010, according to new research by…
Nos. 10-238, 10-239 ================================================================ In The Supreme Court of the United States -♦- ARIZONA FREE ENTERPRISE CLUB’S FREEDOM CLUB PAC, et al., v. KEN BENNETT, et al., Petitioners, Respondents. -♦- JOHN MCCOMISH, et al., v.…
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…
OBAMACARE FOR CONNECTICUT Dr. SustiNet’s Prescription for Big Government Healthcare The Yankee Institute for Public Policy By Marc Kilmer February 2010 About the Author Marc Kilmer is a Senior Fellow at the Maryland Public Policy…
*For full charts, graphs and data please download the PDF* EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Connecticut’s state government administers retirement benefits for state employees, teachers, and those in the judicial system. These three groups include about 175,000 working…