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Fahle: State Policies Block Prosperity 26 Aug 2013 | 08:46 pm
The Hartford Courant published a commentary piece by Yankee Institute Deputy Director Heath Fahle on Sunday, August 25, touting both the strengths and weaknesses of life in Connecticut. The takeaway? ...
Fall 2013 Internship Program 19 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
The Yankee Institute Internship Program continues to accept applications for the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters. Yankee Institute internships offer college students with a minimum 3.0 GPA the opp...
What Happened with Connecticut’s Economy? 8 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
The Cato Institute’s Jim Powell examines how the once-prosperous Connecticut economy became one of the worst performing in the nation. His answer? Misguided big government policies that squandered the...
Milton Friedman Day School Choice Lecture 6 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
The Yankee Institute honored the legacy of Dr. Milton Friedman on Wednesday, July 31 with a luncheon and policy discussion led by Jason Bedrick of the Cato Institute. The New Britain Herald’s Scott Wh...
Too Small to Keep 31 Jul 2013 | 11:58 pm
Connecticut collects revenue from at least 378 unique sources of revenue, but the bottom 200 don’t even produce 1 percent of total state revenue. Are these really worth keeping? Yankee examines the is...
Milton Friedman Legacy Day 27 Jun 2013 | 11:47 pm
Milton Friedman would have turned 101 years old this year. In celebration of this anniversary, please join the Yankee Institute in honoring Milton’s legacy! We’ll be hosting a luncheon on Wednesday, J...
Celebrate Employee Freedom Week 26 Jun 2013 | 04:21 am
34% of unionized Connecticut workers would quit their union if they could EAST HARTFORD – A third of union households in Connecticut say they would opt out of their union if given the chance, accordi...
Connecticut Ranks 46th 24 May 2013 | 06:59 pm
EAST HARTFORD – The new study by Arthur Laffer and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is the latest independent assessment reaching the same conclusion: Connecticut’s economy is among th...
You Didn’t Build That: Occupational Licensure in CT 14 May 2013 | 12:57 am
by Ryan Murphy Connecticut needs as many entrepreneurs as it can get. But for many would-be small businesspeople, Connecticut’s stringent occupational licensure laws stand in the way. Connecticut lice...
Happy Tax Freedom Day 13 May 2013 | 06:37 pm
EAST HARTFORD – Today is Tax Freedom Day in Connecticut, the day on which Connecticut residents finally stop working for the government and start working for themselves. Connecticut has the latest Tax...
