by Marc E. Fitch | Oct 15, 2018 | Budget, Yankee News |
Connecticut dropped twelve places to rank second worst in the nation for fiscal solvency, according to an annual ranking of states released last week by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The same study last year ranked Connecticut at 37, but this year...
by Marc E. Fitch | Sep 10, 2018 | Budget |
Connecticut’s new governor and legislature will barely have time to set up their offices before facing down a $1.9 billion budget deficit for fiscal year 2020, followed by $2.5 billion deficit in 2021. So, what are some of the major cost-drivers of Connecticut’s...
by Marc E. Fitch | Aug 29, 2018 | Budget, Good Government |
Connecticut owes more on the state credit card per resident than nearly every other state in the country, according to a new study. The American Legislative Exchange Council released a study examining the level of bonded debt across the country and found that...
by Marc E. Fitch | Aug 17, 2018 | Budget, Labor |
In the old days, becoming a public servant meant receiving less take-home pay but getting good benefits. It was a trade-off some were willing to make, but that trade-off has eroded in Connecticut. Now, one can work for the state of Connecticut and be guaranteed a...
by Marc E. Fitch | Jun 11, 2018 | Budget, Labor |
July 1st will mark the beginning of fiscal year 2019 and the day when most state employees will receive a $2,000 lump sum payment as part of the concessions agreement negotiated between Gov. Dannel Malloy and the state employee bargaining agent coalition. The one time...
by Marc E. Fitch | Apr 26, 2018 | Budget |
Governor Dannel Malloy has announced 30 nominations for Superior Court judges to fill a purported 42 vacancies, but the state of Connecticut’s ability to pay for those judges — and even provide them offices — remains in doubt. According to a letter from Chief Court...
