More than 21 percent of Connecticut’s workforce has filed for unemployment, the second highest rate in the country, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation. The Tax Foundation based its report on figures from the U.S. Department of Labor for the week ending April 18. Connecticut saw 102,757 ...
Yankee Institute recognizes the valuable service of many Connecticut state employees during the Covid-19 public health crisis, including doctors, nurses, Department of Correction officers, Department of Labor employees and first responders. We are grateful for their courageous work on behalf of Connecticut’s people. However, in light of the pandemic’s potential implications for the state budget, Yankee Institute recommends that Gov. Ned Lamont suspend ...
We appreciate Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts on behalf of Connecticut – along with all those on the front lines — during these difficult and unprecedented times. However, the declaration that businesses and schools will remain closed until May 20 means businesses and families will continue to suffer under the social, ...
An employee with the Department of Children and Families has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to an email sent today by DCF Commissioner Vannessa Dorantes to all DCF staff members. “We have received confirmation, and have been given permission to share with you, that an employee in the ...
Yankee Institute is grateful to Gov. Ned Lamont and his team for their work, thus far, in trying to mitigate the economic damage being wrought on Connecticut during this time of crisis and for their response to the threat posed by the COVID-19 virus. The collapse of the financial markets ...