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At Connecticut’s 2025 State of Housing Conference on Nov. 17 and 18, one panel stood out for all the wrong reasons. The session titled “Union-Built Affordable Housing” was billed as a serious discussion of how organized labor contributes to housing development. Instead, it became an exercise in denying that basic economics apply to construction costs. data-ccp-pro...

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The bill authorizing UConn Health to purchase Waterbury Hospital wasn’t even written when one of Connecticut’s most politically influential healthcare unions began issuing demands.&n...

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Connecticut lawmakers are moving quickly in a special session — tackling housing, emergency spending, and healthcare policy from Nov. 12-13. Some proposals represent steps in the right direction. Others risk repeating old mistakes.

Here’s where Yankee Institute stands:

Housing Bill — Let Citi...

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UConn Health — the state’s public medical center that includes the UConn School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, and John Dempsey Hospital — is now at the center of Governor Ned Lamont’s plan to acquire struggling hospitals across Connecticut.  

In a special session scheduled for Nov. 12...

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For the eleventh consecutive year, Connecticut has ranked among the worst states in America for tax competitiveness — a streak that’s starting to look less like bad luck and more like the inevitable consequences of mistaking high taxes for good governance. 

According to the Tax Foundation’s ...

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