Connecticut labelled ‘sinkhole state’ in report on state finances
Connecticut was labelled a “sinkhole state” and placed 49th in the nation based on its financial issues and taxpayer burden in the annual Financial State of the States report by Truth in Accounting, a...
View ArticleConnecticut loses jobs for third month in a row
The Connecticut Department of Labor released Thursday job numbers for September showing a loss of 5,200 non-farm jobs in the state. “Connecticut saw job losses in September for the third month in a row...
View ArticleWhat is Danbury doing right?
The city of Danbury has been experiencing a renaissance in the past few years, which has the city moving in the opposite direction as the rest of the state. Although Connecticut has been experiencing a...
View ArticleConnecticut sheds jobs for fourth straight month
The state economy shed 7,200 jobs in the month of October, and September’s employment totals were revised down to reflect that the state lost 6,600 jobs, rather than the originally reported 5,200.
View ArticleUnion schedules “planned arrest” at Fight for 15 Strike
An email sent from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees asked for 25 people willing to be arrested as part of a “fight for $15” strike at McDonalds on Washington Avenue in...
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 lands on the “naughty list” for startup activity and isn’t nice...
In recent years, Connecticut has not been friendly to business or entrepreneurship, particularly start-up activity. In fact, in a new survey of small businesses conducted by the Connecticut Business...
View ArticleNaughty list part 3: Connecticut businesses deserve more than coal
Nice states encourage and reward risk takers, both with policy and general attentiveness to their job creators. Unpredictability, projections to increase taxes, and constant regulatory creep are...
View ArticleConnecticut is naughty, Massachusetts is nicer
When Governor Dannel Malloy admitted that the state’s recent trend of raising taxes wasn’t working, and that economic growth was necessary, it signaled a shift in attitude toward the right direction....
View ArticleConnecticut loses population for third year in a row, according to Census Bureau
Numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that Connecticut’s population has declined for the third year in a row. According to its Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United...
View ArticleConnecticut on the naughty list: poor energy policy raises energy prices
Connecticut is naughty both for energy policy and energy prices. According to the Pacific Research Institute’s most recent 50 State Index of Energy Regulation, Connecticut has a lot of work to do. The...
View ArticleConnecticut on the naughty list: state fiscal health needs a checkup
Among the troubled roots is Connecticut’s inability to sufficiently reduce spending, which has hurt the state’s fiscal health. In the most recent fiscal health analysis put out by some of the nation’s...
View ArticleYankee Institute 2017 Legislative Agenda
This year, Connecticut lawmakers have the opportunity to show that they are committed to bringing jobs and prosperity back to our state. That starts with saying “no” to another tax increase, and “yes”...
View ArticleIs Stamford the last big city standing?
Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and Hartford all face mounting debt, pension and OPEB liabilities, coupled with high taxes, high rates of poverty and declining services, according to a forth-coming...
View ArticleLabor committee co-chair tells businesses they “need to pay” for $15 minimum...
A contentious public hearing before the Labor and Public Employees Committee went late into the night Thursday as lawmakers heard testimony on a number of bills that could have big impacts on hiring in...
View ArticleConnecticut lawmakers consider payroll tax to fund family medical leave
Two bills that would tax workers in Connecticut to fund paid time off for family medical needs are working through the legislature, yet the proposals don't say what the tax rate will be. Senate Bill 1...
View ArticleGrocery bag tax, paid family leave among bills passed by committee votes
Many important bills are making their way through the state legislature and several have been passed out of committee. Some of them are good, others bad. These proposed bills will have a big impact on...
View ArticleConnecticut loses 1,600 jobs in February, blames the weather
The private sector saw a loss of 1,500 jobs, which DOL said may be attributed to poor weather. “Much of the job declines in February came from industries that can be weather affected and it should be...
View ArticleRealtors rally at the Capitol to end outmigration crisis: “We’re in bad shape.”
An estimated 2,000 realtors and brokers gathered in Bushnell Park outside the Capitol building on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to create “A Connecticut We Can Sell,” and stop the outmigration crisis that...
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