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After failing to eliminate the subminimum wage during the last legislative session, the out-of-state advocacy group — One Fair Wage (OFW) — is once again spearheading efforts to get the bill passed. The proposed legislation aims to raise the hourly wage of tipped employees, such as waitst

A new bill removes markers on driver’s licenses that indicate whether someone is undocumented, compromising citizen-only voting.

The Appropriations Committee’s progressive members were at odds with other state representatives over an amendment that adds the term “expectant mothers” to a mental health services bill. Introduced by Rep. Robyn Porter (D-New Haven) on Thursday, April 8th, the amendment’s sole purpose

On March 29, Gov. Ned Lamont and the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) — a group that is comprised of 15 state government unions — agreed to terms on a wage re-opener that will see most state employees receiving more than $200 million in raises, step increases, lump sum payments

The Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA), the nonpartisan fiscal research and analysis arm of the Connecticut General Assembly, found that the “Green Monster” environmental omnibus bill would result “in a significant increase in cost to ratepayers.” Ratepayers include state and local governm

As local governments debate and finalize their 2024-2025 budgets, Connecticut residents across the state are bracing for possible tax increases due to new policies enacted by the General Assembly over the past few years. In Middletown, for example, Mayor Ben Florsheim (D) attributed the police

On Monday (April 22), the Appropriations Committee scaled back the 21-section climate change omnibus bill — dubbed the “Green Monster” — to just nine sections essentially deleting anything that had a fiscal impact on the state. The bill was voted out of committee across party lines. Ho

Yankee Institute develops and advances free-market, limited-government solutions in Connecticut. As one of America’s oldest state-based think tanks, Yankee is a leading advocate for smart, limited government; fairness for taxpayers; and an open road to opportunity.

On Monday (April 29), the House passed a bill mandating that specific state agencies allocate 15% of their annual advertising budgets to locally owned media for print or digital ads starting July 1, 2025. This is a decrease from the 50% requirement in the first draft of the bill. The measure passed

On Friday (May 3) the House pulled a bait-and-switch maneuver, removing all content from a bill titled “An Act Concerning Expenditures of the General Fund,” and sneaking in provisions enabling striking workers to qualify for unemployment benefits — which has been championed by big labor this y