At the June 6th meeting of the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR) Board, it was revealed that buried in the 2024 Budget Bill is a provision that saddles Connecticut ratepayers with the […]
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Starting July 1, trucks and other diesel fuel vehicles will face a 3.2-cent tax increase per gallon, as announced in a letter from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) to lawmakers. This hike raises […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2024 Contact: Bryce Chinault 860-426-6343 [email protected] Yankee Institute Applauds Gov. Lamont for Vetoing Pay for Striking Workers On June 11, Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed H.B. 5431, which would have awarded […]
The only certainty of life is death. Dying can be terrifying, isolating and rife with despair. Along with deliberating existential questions and/or rectifying oneself with God, imagine suffering from improper medical attention. This was reality, […]
With the prospect of the General Assembly convening for a special session this month (to amend a 2022 law that changes the assessment method for automobiles), environmentalists are seizing the opportunity to lobby for action […]
In Part 1 earlier this week, we saw how Connecticut’s paid leave law generally exceeds the regional regulatory standard for paid sick leave. This post will highlight how exactly that regulatory burden impacts small businesses. […]
Following the Senate and House’s narrow passage of HB 5005 last month, Governor Lamont signed the bill into law a few days ago, dramatically expanding Connecticut’s paid sick leave mandate to include most Connecticut employers. The […]
Connecticut’s public elementary and secondary school per pupil spending hit a record high of $24,453 in fiscal year (FY) 2022, according to the Census Bureau’s latest Annual Survey of School System Finances. This puts Connecticut […]
Big Labor is ramping up pressure on Gov. Ned Lamont to greenlight a bill — one he has hinted vetoing — that would financially support individuals choosing to strike. On May 10, two days after […]
In the darkness of early morning, June 6th, 1944, Robert Hillman, a 20-year-old private from Manchester, Conn., boarded his assigned C-47 aircraft along with other members of the 101st Airborne. He was one of more […]
