Even by Northeastern standards we pay extraordinarily high public salaries and public benefits. That’s something that needs to be examined. Yankee Institute President Carol Platt Liebau NOTE: Yankee Institute DOES NOT support raising the gasoline […]
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Following a move that proved disastrous for independent grocers in Philadelphia, some Connecticut lawmakers and organizations are looking to institute a 1 cent per ounce tax on all sweetened beverages including soda and sports drinks like Gatorade.
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 […]
EAST HARTFORD – The Yankee Institute’s Deputy Director Heath Fahle and Investigative Reporter Zach Janowski were hard at work this weekend advocating for Yankee’s research in the media and across the state. On Sunday, Zach […]
The top line numbers from the jobs report last Friday were heartening: The unemployment rate fell to 7.3% nationally as hiring increased significantly compared to the July 2013 numbers. A closer look at the data, […]
The Tax Foundation is one of America’s oldest and most respected research organizations focused on taxation policy in the U.S. For example, the Tax Foundation’s Principles of Sound Tax Policy are the gold standard for […]
The State of Connecticut employs nearly 50,000 people on a full-time basis and like most employers, they provide benefits to help employees plan for their retirement. Unlike most private sector employers, however, public employees are […]
The Cato Institute’s Jim Powell examines how the once-prosperous Connecticut economy became one of the worst performing in the nation. His answer? Misguided big government policies that squandered the state’s proud legacy of entrepreneurship and […]
The Yankee Institute honored the legacy of Dr. Milton Friedman on Wednesday, July 31 with a luncheon and policy discussion led by Jason Bedrick of the Cato Institute. The New Britain Herald’s Scott Whipple called […]
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 […]
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