Tax Foundation Study: Connecticut Must Re-Think Tax Structure
“Changes intended to make tax collections more stable, combined with constraints intended to promote fiscal prudence, have strayed far wide of the mark.”
View Article$100 Doesn’t Go Very Far in Connecticut
A dollar may not go very far these days, but according to an analysis by the Tax Foundation, even $100 doesn’t go very far in Connecticut.
View ArticleWhat’s Left for My Grandson’s Economic Future in Connecticut? Not Much
My two-year old grandson, Kellan, who lives in Connecticut is in trouble, but doesn't know it yet. I haven't had the heart to tell him he owes some money, some BIG money. At stake is my grandson's...
View ArticleConnecticut has Lowest Personal Income Growth Since 2007, According to Pew
Connecticut remained dead last in the nation for personal income growth since 2007 in the latest analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts.
View ArticleTen Connecticut Towns Stand Out for Business Friendliness in New Study
Connecticut is often ranked low in terms of its business environment, but according to a new study from Yankee Institute, some towns manage to stand out from the rest.
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House Passes $15 Minimum Wage After Marathon Debate
Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives debated for over 12 hours through the night and into the morning before approving an increase to Connecticut’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by...
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What Everyone is Missing in Connecticut’s Infrastructure Ranking from U.S....
U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best states gave Connecticut an overall ranking of 21 but faulted the state’s infrastructure at a lowly 46 at a time when the legislature is set to debate...
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Connecticut’s Exodus Gets its Own Facebook Page
Debra had a question: are people really moving out of Connecticut? And if so, why and to where? So, she started a Facebook group called “People Who Have Left or are Leaving Connecticut,” to get...
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Yankee Institute Study Finds “Economic Incentives” for Big Business Don’t Work
Days after United Technologies announced it will move its corporate headquarters to the Boston area following a merger with Raytheon, a new policy paper from the Yankee Institute highlights many of...
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Connecticut has Third Lowest Personal Income Growth in the Nation; That Could...
Bureau of Economic Analysis The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released state-by-state personal income growth figures for the first quarter of 2019 that showed Connecticut near the bottom of the...
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Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport listed as slowest-growing job markets in nation
Photo by Chris @ Flickr.com Three of Connecticut’s largest cities were listed as having the slowest job growth among the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country in a new report by the Arch...
View ArticleSenate approves $15 minimum wage
The Registered Citizen notes a Yankee Institute report on a business that will have to leave the state if the minimum wage is increased.
View ArticleCan Connecticut compete with Boston? As UTC headquarters departs, focus turns...
Yankee Institute president Carol Platt Liebau explains how Connecticut’s advantage over New York City and Boston has to be lower taxes and less regulations.
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House Passes $15 Minimum Wage After Marathon Debate
Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives debated for over 12 hours through the night and into the morning before approving an increase to Connecticut’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by...
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What Everyone is Missing in Connecticut’s Infrastructure Ranking from U.S....
U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best states gave Connecticut an overall ranking of 21 but faulted the state’s infrastructure at a lowly 46 at a time when the legislature is set to debate...
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USC study finds Connecticut’s film tax credits flopped; CT film office disagrees
While perhaps not as big a box-office flop as The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Connecticut’s film tax credit program hasn’t resulted in significant job growth or economic gains, according to a new study...
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Whoops! Mistake in Connecticut unemployment numbers drives up national weekly...
An error by the Connecticut Department of Labor resulted in the U.S. Department of Labor reporting Connecticut had a massive surge of 298,680 initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 9 –...
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Seventeen percent of restaurants have “self-certified” to offer outdoor...
Photo by Victoria Pickering @flickr.com More than 1,300 restaurants have self-certified to open to outdoor dining on May 20 when Gov. Ned Lamont is rolling back the closure of restaurants to the...
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Council of Non-Essential Businesses files FOI for CT Reopen Advisory Group
The newly-formed Council of Non-Essential Businesses have filed a Freedom of Information request for all documents related to the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, a panel put together by Gov. Ned...
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Connecticut lost twice as many jobs in April as it gained in 10 years
Graph provided by Donald Klepver-Smith, Chief Economist for DataCore Partners LLC Staggering employment numbers released by the Connecticut Department of Labor show that during the month of April,...
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