Legislature Seeks Death Penalty for Connecticut Economy
HARTFORD – With the poor economy continuing to be a burden on Connecticut’s citizens, the Yankee Institute’s Policy Director, Heath W. Fahle, called the budget proposal announced this morning by...
View ArticleStanding Up for Fiscal Sanity
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...
View ArticleGov. Malloy’s Many Tax Hikes
Gov. Malloy’s Proposed Tax Increases Gov. Malloy has proposed dozens of tax increases across 25 categories of taxes. This is a conservative count; we aren’t counting each separate expansion of the...
View ArticleConnecticut Terrible on Business Tax Climate
Tax Foundation’s 2014 State Business Tax Climate Index Connecticut’s State Business Tax Climate is one of the worst in the nation according to a new ranking by the Tax Foundation. The Washington, D.C.-...
View ArticleAll Connecticut wants for Christmas is to get off the naughty list
This time of year, children are told that Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice to find out who has been naughty or nice. However, Santa isn’t the only one who makes a list every year....
View ArticleConnecticut’s Fixed Costs Drive Budget Deficit in 2020 and Beyond
Connecticut’s new governor and legislature will barely have time to set up their offices before facing down a $1.9 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2020, followed by $2.5 billion deficit in 2021....
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