Yankee Institute welcomed the news that Connecticut made an 11.5% return last year investing its pension assets. “After decades of our state pension being mismanaged, this is good news for the people of Connecticut,” said […]
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Last October, Connecticut officials couldn’t hide their enthusiasm when they eagerly signed on to a multi-state offshore wind agreement with Massachusetts and Rhode Island, boasting about the state’s green energy future. However, on Sept. […]
Connecticut is poised to join a tri-state effort, along with Massachusetts and Rhode Island, to purchase a set amount of offshore wind energy at rates likely above market prices. However, while the two other states […]
Connecticut lawmakers are unlikely to address the state’s skyrocketing electricity rates until the next year, leaving residents and businesses stuck paying steep public benefits charges on their electric bills in the meantime. Connecticut already has […]
Connecticut is not necessarily ‘getting religion.’ A national survey recently published by SmileHub, a nonprofit organization that researches charities, ranked the Constitution State in the bottom tier at 41st for “Most Religious State.” The top […]
This summer, Connecticut residents saw seismic increases in their electric bills. Now, the governor and state legislators are considering a special session to address these increases. Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau calls on the […]
A new board examining the financial health and sustainability of Connecticut’s public higher education institutions and UConn Health held its first meeting, Aug. 27. Bringing together key lawmakers and the Office of Policy and […]
Frustrated by last month’s hike in the Public Benefits Charge on their Eversource and United Illuminating (UI) electric bills, a growing number of Connecticut residents are planning to rally at the State Capitol on September […]
Sabin Howard is a renaissance man. As an artist, his sculptural work evokes the classics like Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Bernini, the influences — or “guides,” as he describes — of his ethic. His showroom […]
In a move that could further strain Connecticut ratepayers, this year’s controversial climate bill the “Green Monster” — which failed to pass this last legislative session — is set to make a return in 2025. […]
