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 […]
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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 […]
YI Labor Fellow Frank Ricci calls for Gov. Ned Lamont to veto a bill paying for striking workers. Read the article here
On Friday, May 10, the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV) teamed up with state lawmakers to review the environmental outcomes of the 2024 legislative session. At the meeting, attendees highlighted its achievements, but also […]
In the pantheon of American Revolutionary War patriots, Connecticut native Silas Deane is relatively unknown — despite a highway connecting Rocky Hill and Wethersfield named in his honor. Yet historian George L. Clark in Silas […]
In its latest report on the April 2024 labor situation, the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) significantly revised its March job growth figures down from an initially reported 4,900 jobs to just 500. CTDOL Commissioner […]
The Connecticut General Assembly’s “short” session wrapped on May 8, which means that lawmakers were limited to “budgetary, revenue and financial matters,” per the state constitution and legislative rules. Nevertheless, budgetary matters can concern a […]
In the final moments of the 2024 Legislative Session on Wednesday (May 9), the Senate rushed through a controversial bill — effectively bypassing standard legislative procedures in an election year — and gifted big labor […]
