Connecticut’s largest labor federation is pushing legislation that would require employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings. But at least one of its own affiliates appears to believe the rule is for everyone else. […]
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Connecticut lawmakers are pushing to expand unemployment benefits to striking workers, regulate self-checkout machines, and create a climate “superfund” to extract billions from fossil fuel companies. Bold ideas — except California already tried all of […]
Connecticut lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require the state to study unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) — better known to most people as UFOs. Yes, really. H.B. 5422, currently before the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, would […]
Connecticut lawmakers have a habit of raising taxes by calling them something else. The latest example is S.B. 453, a proposal that would impose a five-percent surcharge on certain insurance policies tied to fossil-fuel infrastructure […]
Connecticut’s labor unions are making a third attempt to pass legislation that Gov. Ned Lamont has already vetoed twice. S.B. 440 — An Act Concerning Unemployment for Striking Workers — would allow workers on strike […]
Thank you, Chairs, Ranking Members, and distinguished members of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee for the opportunity to submit testimony on SB 101, An Act Establishing a State-wide Property Tax on Certain Residential Real Property. Yankee Institute opposes this bill […]
On paper, Connecticut’s public hearings are open to everyone. In practice, access depends on timing — and luck. This week, the Public Health and Education Committees are holding hearings on several controversial bills. Both begin […]
For centuries, the period known as the Dark Ages was defined by stagnation — a time when innovation slowed and institutions resisted change. New ideas were often viewed with suspicion, and preserving the status quo […]
Connecticut may become a ghost town if lawmakers fail to address affordability concerns — and the warning signs are becoming harder to ignore. A new AARP survey of residents aged 45 and older shows deep concern about rising living costs. Respondents cited housing, utilities, and medical care as […]
A Connecticut landscaper warned lawmakers Thursday that a proposed ban on gas-powered leaf blowers could put small landscaping businesses out of work, drawing attention online after a committee chair dismissed his testimony during the hearing. […]
