Buried on page 200 of Connecticut’s nearly 700-page state budget is a provision lawmakers couldn’t pass on its own merit: a union-backed expansion of prevailing wage laws that forces small fabrication shops across Connecticut to […]
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As the legislative session ends, Yankee Institute (YI) opposes the $55.8 billion biennial budget that busts one of the fiscal guardrails without containing a single dollar in spending cuts. YI likewise deplores the passage of […]
During Friday night’s (May 30) Senate debate on a sweeping omnibus housing bill, Sen. Martha Marx (D–New London) offered a revealing defense of a provision (section 31 of the bill) that steers taxpayer-backed bond funds […]
Connecticut’s largest labor union, the AFL-CIO is flexing its muscle — threatening, shaming, and all but demanding that Gov. Ned Lamont cave to their latest demand: forcing businesses to bankroll their strikes by handing out […]
Connecticut had one of the highest electric rates in the United States, second only to Hawaii, averaging more than $200 per month in 2024. The report, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), […]
There really are no limits to how far Connecticut lawmakers will go to reward their union allies. On Tuesday (May 27), the House passed a 92-page housing omnibus bill stuffed with mandates, attacks on local […]
What started as a 10-line bill directing the Commissioner of Housing to “study” solutions for homelessness and housing costs has morphed into a gargantuan 92-page proposal that overrides local zoning control and appeases progressive housing […]
Connecticut’s legislature is considering a bill that would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits, a move that could destabilize businesses and communities. Gov. Ned Lamont has a chance to protect jobs by rejecting — […]
Yankee Institute and CT169Strong call on the General Assembly to vote down H.B. 5002, a massive housing omnibus bill that will hand control of local zoning to state politicians in Hartford and strip our towns […]
During a May 21 press conference, Speaker of the House Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) admitted that Democrats are still trying to find a way to pay striking workers — even if it means working around the […]
