Environment Committee Votes to Increase Energy Costs A TCI on steroids bill was voted out of the Environment Committee on Friday (March 24). The bill will allow the commissioner of the Department of Energy and […]
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Only in government can bad ideas breathe new life The Environment Committee is meeting Friday (March 24) to vote on a bill that would allow the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to implement […]
The University of Connecticut (UConn) and the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) are requesting lawmakers provide more funding for capital improvement projects than allocated in Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed budget. Dr. Radenka Marci, […]
Teacher Union Wants Equity for Thee but Not for Me State teacher unions had much to say at Wednesday’s (March 15) Education Committee public hearing. They showed up supporting pay increases for teachers and paraeducators, […]
Connecticut lawmakers have introduced several bills that would expand the state’s and local housing authorities’ eminent domain powers for environmental protection purposes, as well as the creation of bike paths. H.B. 6593 — An Act Concerning […]
Last month, the Connecticut Comptroller’s Office released its statutorily required report on savings generated by Gov. Dannel Malloy’s 2017 deal with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), which consists of 15 unions representing 45,000 […]
Is it Still a Right When the Government Forces You to Do it? The Government Administration and Elections Committee started off the week with a slew of bills that would change the way voting […]
March 10, 2023 Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony to the Government Administration and Elections Committee regarding HB 6468: An Act Concerning the Review of Existing Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. My name […]
My name is Frank Ricci and I serve as Yankee Institute’s Labor Fellow. Yankee Institute is a policy organization dedicated to empowering Connecticut’s people to forge a brighter future for themselves and their families. Yankee […]
Ricky Bobby, a character from the racing comedy movie Talladega Nights, has the life motto, “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” Well Connecticut is first — but also last, disappointedly topping yet another list as […]
