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After the Janus Dust Settles, State Unions See More Members, Less Money

After the Janus Dust Settles, State Unions See More Members, Less Money

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 15, 2019 | Labor, Yankee News | 2 comments

In the six months since the controversial Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, state employee unions gained 2,952 members but lost income from 11 percent of state employees, according to a comparison of union membership numbers between April and December of...
Reduce the Gas Tax for Tolls? A Look at the Numbers

Reduce the Gas Tax for Tolls? A Look at the Numbers

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 14, 2019 | Transportation, Yankee News | 8 comments

Democrat Leaders in the Connecticut House and Senate indicated they would be willing to reduce the gasoline tax in order to gain public and political support for tolls. Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, said he would be willing to cut gasoline taxes in...
Despite Full Funding, Pension Gap for Connecticut Judges Grows

Despite Full Funding, Pension Gap for Connecticut Judges Grows

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 8, 2019 | Pensions, Yankee News | 0 comments

Since 2012, Connecticut has paid the full annual cost of pensions for the state’s Judges, Family Magistrates and Compensation Commissioners Retirement System, nevertheless the pension debt for judges has increased during that time. Although much smaller than...
Connecticut’s Estate Tax Hurts Every Nutmegger.  Ditch it.

Connecticut’s Estate Tax Hurts Every Nutmegger. Ditch it.

by Scott Shepard | Jan 7, 2019 | Policy Corner, Taxes, Yankee News | 0 comments

The counter-intuitive fact is that Connecticut’s estate tax hurts everyone – and mostly hurts those who depend on state payments, not those who pay the most in taxes. We need to abandon it.  Proponents of estate taxes make a number of arguments in its defense. The...
Truckers Say They Already Pay Fair Share for Connecticut Roads in Data Release

Truckers Say They Already Pay Fair Share for Connecticut Roads in Data Release

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 4, 2019 | Transportation, Yankee News | 0 comments

Governor-elect Ned Lamont has reiterated his call to toll trucks as a way to raise revenue for state transportation costs but truckers and trucking companies are already paying for Connecticut roads, according to data released by the American Transportation Research...
Connecticut Ranks 3rd in Country for People Moving Out

Connecticut Ranks 3rd in Country for People Moving Out

by Marc E. Fitch | Jan 3, 2019 | Yankee News | 2 comments

The latest National Movers Study by United Van Lines showed Connecticut had the third highest rate of people moving out in the nation. According to the study, which tracks state-to-state migration patterns, 62 percent of Connecticut moves were outbound compared to 38...
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