Legislature Seeks Death Penalty for Connecticut Economy

Posted on Apr 16, 2009 in Press HARTFORD – With the poor economy continuing to be a burden on Connecticut’s citizens, the Yankee Institute’s Policy Director, Heath W. Fahle, called the budget proposal announced this morning by Democratic legislators a “death sentence” for our state. “Retroactive tax hikes and a 30 percent tax hike on businesses is a death sentence for Connecticut’s economy at a time when it is...
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Raising Taxes No Solution

Posted on Apr 16, 2009 in Press For the Waterbury Republican-American, Saturday April 11, 2009 by Heath W. Fahle The first rule of holes is: If you are in one, stop digging. Legislative Leaders in the Connecticut General Assembly have demonstrated they haven’t learned this lesson yet. Last week, State Senators Eileen Daily (D-Westbrook) and Toni Harp (D-New Haven), with State Reps. Cameron Staples (D-New Haven) and John...
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The Coming Showdown with Public Labor

Posted on Apr 16, 2009 in Research, Tax and Budget By Lewis M. Andrews, Ph.D. With the cost of government at all levels – federal, state, and local – soaring wildly out of control, politicians will soon be forced to take the only action that can guarantee the continued delivery of public services at a reasonable cost: create laws to make the public sector more efficient and effective. New Zealand, which in 1984 initiated a sweeping...
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New Staff Take Over At Yankee Institute

Posted on Apr 14, 2009 in Press The Yankee Institute for Public Policy is pleased to introduce its new staff members: Fergus Cullen, Executive Director – http://www.ferguscullen.com/index1.html Heath W. Fahle, Policy Director – http://www.heathwfahle.com Dr. Lewis Andrews, Senior Policy Analyst –...
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