Yankee Institute for Public Policy

State Should Switch to 401k to Keep Up With Younger Workers

By Yankee Staff December 28 , 2015

Budget, Civil Service Reform, Pensions

CTNewsJunkie published this op-ed on Dec. 23, 2015. [caption id="attachment_3722" align="alignright" width="300"] Image Copyright Mopic, 2013.Used under license from Shutterstock.com[/caption] Recent news reports confirm what many have suspected for some time — young people are…

Heritage Analyst Tells CT: Fix Your Debts Now

By Yankee Staff October 15 , 2013

Budget, Civil Service Reform, Good Government

STAMFORD - The featured speaker at the Yankee Institute's Policy Luncheon had a clear message for Connecticut's policymakers and opinion leaders: "Fix the state's unfunded liabilities now!" Curtis Dubay, a Connecticut native and Senior Tax…

What’s the Matter with Rhode Island?

By Yankee Staff September 5 , 2013

Budget, Civil Service Reform, Good Government

In an op-ed for CT News Junkie, Yankee Institute Deputy Director Heath Fahle compares Connecticut to its next-door neighbor Rhode Island in terms of each state's approach to pension and Medicaid reform. The result? Rhode…

States Struggle to Meet Pension Liabilities

By Yankee Staff April 26 , 2011

Civil Service Reform, Pensions

Yesterday, the Pew Center on the States released a nationwide study of state pension funding shortfalls. The Center's survey of the states found that 31 out of 50 states were below the 80 percent funded…

Unfunded Liabilities Worse Than Forecast

By Yankee Staff April 7 , 2010

Pensions, Policy Brief

HARTFORD – A new report released today by the Yankee Institute warns that Connecticut’s true unfunded liability for pension and other retirement benefits is much bigger than widely assumed. Connecticut’s pension system serving 175,000 active…

Pension Reform

State Should Switch to 401k to Keep Up With Younger Workers

Heritage Analyst Tells CT: Fix Your Debts Now

What’s the Matter with Rhode Island?

States Struggle to Meet Pension Liabilities

Unfunded Liabilities Worse Than Forecast

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