Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Chairwoman Marissa Gillett shrugged off suggestions to decouple PURA from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) during a webinar hosted by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) […]
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A new study by Yankee Institute and Reason Foundation, a national public policy research organization, confirms that the 2017 bipartisan financial reforms known as the “fiscal guardrails” have saved Connecticut more than $170 million since […]
The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV), an environmental advocacy nonprofit, recently unveiled its endorsements for the 2024 election cycle. Within their endorsement, however, was a glimpse into the group’s 2025 legislative priorities: another push […]
After years of trying — and failing — to get taxpayers and businesses to bankroll union strikes, AFL-CIO President Ed Hawthorne is embracing a different approach to support striking workers without forcing others to foot […]
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 […]
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 […]
