by Zachary Janowski | May 15, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Tax Foundation has a report out today on a recent Connecticut Supreme Court case that found teachers are the legal equivalent of salesmen for Scholastic, the in-school bookseller. According to the report, co-authored by former Yankee Institute intern Jordan King,...
by Zachary Janowski | May 15, 2012 | Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
Josh Barro writing for Forbes suggests it might be in Rhode Island’s best interest to merge with Connecticut. According to Barro, because of Rhode Island’s lower per capita income, the state has higher taxes AND lower government spending than both its...
by Zachary Janowski | May 14, 2012 | Features, General
The New London Day reports on a troubling story about a moving company trying to expand into Connecticut. The company failed to prove “public need” for the service. In most industries, an entrepreneur’s willingness to invest is all the evidence...
by Zachary Janowski | May 10, 2012 | Features, General
New York City – Officials from state and local pension funds from around the country heard about alternative investments at their trade group’s annual meeting, including infrastructure and small companies in developing countries. The National Conference on Public...
by Zachary Janowski | May 7, 2012 | Features, General
New York City – Government employees who oversee taxpayer-funded pension systems across North America heard fiery speeches Monday morning calling for battle against political enemies in defense of guaranteed retirement benefits. “There is an extreme push to do away...
by Zachary Janowski | May 3, 2012 | Features, General
The Connecticut Office of State Ethics does not have any records of the advice given to its head when she was deciding to get her friend transferred to the agency. Carol Carson, executive director of OSE, had the communications and legislative affairs manager at the...
