Connecticut 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 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 on the naughty list: we’re among the nation’s most-taxed
When it comes to taxes, Connecticut is just plain naughty. The state’s personal income, corporate income, sales, and property taxes are all among the highest in the nation. Additionally, to fuel a...
View ArticleConnecticut on the naughty list: our schools aren’t nice to our kids
The unfortunate consequence of Connecticut’s policy choices is that children who are born and raised in low-income households face daunting challenges and, research shows, have trouble overcoming them....
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 ArticleNo budget? Progress can still be made
For a minute let’s set aside Connecticut’s desperate need for a budget that gets us off the deficit rollercoaster and celebrate the legislative successes of this session. These are the kind of bills...
View ArticleConnecticut is naughty, Massachusetts is nicer
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 on the naughty list: we’re among the nation’s most-taxed
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 on the naughty list: our schools aren’t nice to our kids
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 on the naughty list: poor energy policy raises energy prices
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....
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Connecticut on the naughty list: state fiscal health needs a checkup
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 ArticleNo budget? Progress can still be made
For a minute let’s set aside Connecticut’s desperate need for a budget that gets us off the deficit rollercoaster and celebrate the legislative successes of this session. These are the kind of bills...
View ArticleBack On Track: Budget Reforms for the Long Run
Download PDF Back On Track: Budget Reforms for the Long RunBy Joe Horvath, Assistant Policy DirectorSummary Five fiscal policy recommendations are outlined in this paper: priority-based budgeting,...
View ArticleConnecticut on the naughty list: we’re among the nation’s most-taxed
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 on the naughty list: our schools aren’t nice to our kids
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 on the naughty list: poor energy policy raises energy prices
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....
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