Featured Policy Paper
Bringing Paid Family & Medical Leave to Connecticut
In 2014, a state task force recommended that Connecticut adopt a mandatory, employee-funded family medical leave insurance program for all private and public employees. Is that a good idea?
Featured Policy Paper
How Connecticut Can Fix its Unclaimed Property Laws
The state has an opportunity to make its unclaimed property system work better and generate additional revenue at a time of considerable fiscal stress. It should act.
Featured Policy Paper
Higher Education Funding in Connecticut: What Policymakers Should Know and Do
Even as costs at Connecticut's public colleges rise, graduation rates lag. The state's higher education funding system may be part of the problem. This paper proposes reforming the way the state funds its public colleges and universities.
Featured Policy Paper
Improving the Equity and Efficiency of Connecticut's K-12 Education Funding
Connecticut has one of the country’s highest educational achievement gaps between high and low poverty students. This paper analyzes Connecticut’s current K-12 school funding system, explains why it's ineffective, and proposes a student-based funding formula.
Gateway to Connecticut Government
Taxes & Government Spending
Map: The Earned Income Tax Credit in Your County
Jobs & the Economy
Foreclosure Activity in Connecticut Still Among Highest in the Country
Taxes & Government Spending
Lembo hopes CT will move to disclose corporate aid
Jobs & the Economy
An Act Concerning Benefit Corporations and Encouraging Social Enterprise
Crime & Public Safety
An Act Concerning Gun Prevention and Safety
Jobs & the Economy
Increase Minimum Wage from $8.25 to $9.75
Taxes & Government Spending
FY 2014 – FY 2015 Governor’s Budget
Jobs & the Economy
Connecticut Economy Continues to Struggle
Connecticut residents’ quarterly wage and salary earnings have dropped by .03% since December 2010, even as wage & salary disbursements have grown in New England and the United States as a whole.
Jobs & the Economy, Taxes & Government Spending
CT Debt Service & Retiree Benefit Spending is Highest in Nation
CT's highest in the nation debt service and retiree benefit costs are driving ongoing deficits and lagging job growth. Read the full entry to learn more.
Jobs & the Economy, Taxes & Government Spending, Education, Legislation
2014 CT Legislative Session: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Here are some of the session's most important policy developments, including what was good, what was bad, and and what was just plain ugly (spoiler alert: it's the budget).
Connecticut Jobs Data Snapshot
| August 2016 | Change from previous month | CT Year-over-year growth rate | USA Year-over-year growth rate. | |
| Non-Farm Employment | 1,690,800 | +700 | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.6% | -0.1% | +0.3% | -0.2% |
CT’s Choice Legislative Awards
Vote for the good, bad, and ugly of the current legislative session.
Worst Policy Idea Golden Fleece Award Biggest Time-Waster Absurd Quote AwardEvents
