Less than a mile off the coast of Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Conn., resides Charles Island — a 14-acre site that is one of the state’s “largest remaining breeding colonies of heron and […]
Attorney General William Tong issued a press release on Wednesday (Aug. 2) announcing the formation of a coalition that is challenging a recent court ruling — issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western […]
A Climate Change Risk Index created by SafeHome.org predicts that Connecticut will fare better under climate change than most states. Connecticut received a 128 score, tying with Montana and North Dakota for 9th least affected […]
A RealClear Opinion Research poll conducted on July 11 has revealed a significant increase in support for school choice across various demographics, including race and political affiliations, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. According […]
Frank Ricci, Yankee Institute Labor Fellow, and Keith Williams, Sr. Vice President at the Center for Independent Employees, write in Newsweek on how labor unions use a nefarious tactic called “salting” to change the workplace. […]
Frank Ricci, Yankee Institute Labor Fellow, appears on the Lee Elci Show (July 31, 2023) to discuss association health plans and a possible special session.
DEEP Commish Wants to be Supreme Ruler of the Environment State and local officials held a press conference in New Haven on Wednesday (July 26) to announce proposed regulations on cars and trucks to reduce […]
Any special session where the medicine would be worse than the cure is pure folly. But some legislators are advocating for a special session to craft a deal that would allow for the creation of […]
Frank Ricci, Yankee Institute’s Labor Fellow, joined the Todd Feinburg Show July 20, 2023, to discuss the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court Janus decision, and how labor unions are using “salting” — a tactic of […]
Who Let the Rat Out of Its Cage? Connecticut Inside Investigator (CII) reported on Monday (July 17) that leadership of the state House of Representatives is exploring the possibility of a special session this fall. […]
The Connecticut State Legislature will begin its 2023 session on January 4th and will adjourn on June 7th. The “long session,” as non-election years are called in Hartford, will be centered around the biennial budget. The Office of the State Comptroller reports that state government found a way to spend $47.11 billion in 2022 and, if trends continue, we can expect that number to grow even more going forward. Concerns over energy prices, inflation, and general cost of living continue to dominate the headlines and the threat of a recession hovers over economic forecasts.
What will our elected officials be working on to improve policy outcomes for Connecticut residents? What tax reform proposals will there be? What can be done to lower home heating bills? How will state and local budgets be affected by fewer federal resources? How will schools be implementing to curriculum requirements?
While we wait to see the thousands of individual and committee bills that while dominate the myriad policy debates this year, Yankee Institute is hard at work promoting free-market solutions to the problems we face from Stamford to Putnam and Mystic to Salisbury. To that end, we have produced a new edition of our Charter for Change. The Charter provides commonsense reforms to make Connecticut’s government work for its residents.
Though the list of reforms may be exhausting to review, it is far from exhaustive! And that’s why we want to work with you to build a broad-based coalition to encourage sound policy reforms to enable Connecticut residents to forge a better future for themselves and their families.
It’s also imperative that we do so. As we noted in a report and CT Mirror op-ed last year, the debate over whether we’re in a national recession really misses the point for Connecticut residents. We had more people employed in the private sector in 2007 than we do today. Our economy has grown at one of the slowest rates in the nation for the past decade, and we are getting outpaced year after year. We’re not attracting innovation and industry. We’re losing some of our best and brightest as they seek other parts of the country where it’s easier to make a living.
But together, we can reverse this trend.
At Yankee Institute, we know Connecticut is a state with boundless opportunity, and we intend to help make our state more than a place where people are just able to make ends meet! Connecticut should be a place where everyone can thrive – and with your help, it will be.