by Zachary Janowski | May 21, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
A recently retired state employee with almost four decades of experience, including almost 20 years overseeing grants from state bond money, first alerted state officials to problems with $300,000 in proposed funding for the New Haven People’s Center, an organization...
by Zachary Janowski | May 17, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut taxpayers owe $2.1 billion less for state retiree healthcare, according to a new report released Thursday, because actuaries changed one number used to calculate the long-term cost of the benefit. According to the Segal Company in Farmington, taxpayers...
by Zachary Janowski | May 16, 2012 | Education, Features, General
Allan Taylor, chairman of Connecticut’s state Board of Education, gave an interview with Choice Media TV a week ago while the General Assembly was still debating education reform. The video is still worth watching. Taylor and the state board remained somewhat...
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...
