Connecticut ranks 45th in nation for freedom
The Cato Institute released its ranking of states based on personal and economic freedom, which placed Connecticut in the bottom ten states in the nation. Connecticut dropped to 45th in the country - one spot lower than the previous 2014 ranking. The Cato Institute performs the ranking every two years and factors in personal freedom - such as marriage laws, drug and alcohol prohibitions, incarceration and gun rights - and state fiscal and regulatory policy.