EAST HARTFORD – The Yankee Institute for Public Policy has submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Malloy administration seeking the same data the administration is preparing to release to labor union organizers…
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HARTFORD - The Hartford Courant featured the Yankee Institute on the front page this morning, profiling our work and the outlandish allegations made against us by state labor leaders: "Founded in 1984, the think tank…
June 24, 2011 Hon. John Geragosian Hon. Bob Ward Auditors of Public Accounts 210 Capitol Ave, Room 114 Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Mr. Geragosian and Mr. Ward: I see from news reports that frivolous accusations…
by Nick Dranias and Fergus Cullen No one particularly likes negative political ads. Having them paid for with tax dollars is worse. But what’s most offensive is when government uses public funds to help some…
Rocky Hill, CT - Yankee Institute Executive Director Fergus Cullen appeared on the Connecticut Business and Industry Association's "State Fiscal Issues" panel on Friday, September 10, 2010 at the Rocky Hill Marriott. With the State…
Maine’s Experience Should Give Connecticut Pause in Pursuing Politicized Health Insurance Rate Approval Process SB 194 - An Act Concerning Rate Approvals For Individual Health Insurance Policies purports to be responding to real concerns about…
HARTFORD – The Connecticut Department of Corrections hired Huggles the Clown for $600. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs spent $1,210 on New York Yankees tickets. A total of 1,137 state employees are paid more than…
By Fergus Cullen - This article was originally published on Sunday, August 23, 2009, by the New Haven Register. U.S. Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, D-5, sent more mail at taxpayer expense than any other member of…
by Fergus Cullen This article originally ran in the Waterbury Republican-American on Sunday, July 5, 2009. Will Rogers might have said, “Half of all money spent by government is wasted. The government just needs to…