Top State Employee Salaries 2009

Posted on May 27, 2010 in Accountability and Transparency, Research HARTFORD – The Yankee Institute announces that it has updated its CTSunlight.org website by adding 2009 payroll data for all state employees. The data shows that 1,293 state employees earned more than Gov. Jodi Rell’s salary of $150,000 last year. This is up from 1,137 state employers who were paid more than the governor in 2008. Check out CTSunlight.org now! A total of 180 state employees...
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Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant

Posted on Feb 8, 2010 in Accountability and Transparency, Data, Research HARTFORD – The Connecticut Department of Corrections hired Huggles the Clown for $600. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs spent $1,210 on New York Yankees tickets. A total of 1,137 state employees are paid more than the governor, and 175 retired state employees collect pensions of more than $100,000 a year. These facts are now publicly available online for the first time thanks to a new...
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The Care and Feeding of Our Congressmen

Posted on Aug 8, 2009 in Accountability and Transparency, Research TRANSPARENCY FOR THE FIRST TIME Published on August 8, 2009 by the Yankee Institute for Public Policy Download the data now! XLS PDF How much responsibility does any single member of Congress have for the $3 trillion Federal budget? It’s impossible to say. Like a football team, so many people contribute to the success or failure of each play that one is never able to assign sole responsibility...
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Blueprint for Reform: A Guide to Key Issues for Campaign 2006

Posted on Sep 19, 2006 in Accountability and Transparency, Research Report published in September 2006. The Yankee Institute analyzes four key issues in the 2006 campaign: economic development, education reform, property taxes, and government reform and accountability. Download the Report Now
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