by Zachary Janowski | Apr 18, 2011 | Features, General, Video
“One thing I feel strongly about is American exceptionalism,” said Ed Crane, founder and president of the Cato Institute, at a luncheon held Thursday by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy. Crane said he objects to President Barack Obama’s view of American...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 14, 2011 | Education, Features, General, State Budget
The rich benefits of state-employee pension plans are well known. Many critics suggest they should be changed from defined-benefit to defined-contribution plans. Connecticut already has an optional defined-contribution plan, similar to a 401(k), higher education...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 8, 2011 | Features, General
The Connecticut General Assembly is considering a bill that would prevent employers from talking about religious or political topics with their employees, the two forms of speech most protected by the First Amendment. The labor and public employees committee has...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 7, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
Connecticut’s accountants have noticed an unhappy pattern. The state is: 50th in debt per person 48th in debt as a share of personal income 49th in funding of pensions 49th in amount of working capital The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants is running...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 1, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
The University of Connecticut Health Center malpractice account is underfunded with only enough money to cover one-third of the estimated claims against the state-owned hospital. Two years ago, this underfunding would have been illegal. The state required the health...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 30, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, Taxes & Spending
SustiNet, the ambitious state plan to bring everyone with state-purchased insurance under one umbrella organization, will cost at least $62 million, according to a study funded by the state’s insurance companies. The report, completed by Hay Group of Arlington,...
