A new YI report highlights the CT Dept. of Labor's failure to enforce laws that protect union members from corruption and mismanagement. Learn more 👇yankeeinstitute.org/2025/08/05/bla…

Earlier today, the CSDE announced the launch of two new websites to provide information related to the state’s ongoing intervention efforts in Bridgeport’s and Hartford’s public school systems. insideinvestigator.org/csde-unveils-t…

A man who agreed to pay $600,000 to settle claims of Medicaid fraud was operating two state-funded care homes while the alleged fraud occurred. insideinvestigator.org/medicaid-fraud…

Op-ed w/Aaron Withe : Rep. Scott Fitzgerald Senator Cynthia Lummis =>Stopping Teachers Unions from Damaging Education Needs Today (STUDENT) Act, which would overhaul the NEA’s federal charter We can’t abolish America's largest teachers union. But Congress can do something else

A group of United Auto Workers members is seeking to oust President Shawn Fain ahead of an election next year... The votes join earlier ones by four other local UAW chapters, reaching the threshold needed for Fain’s opponents to bring allegations of financial mismanagement,

South Meriden’s volunteer fire unit to be deactivated after 117 years fox61.com/article/news/l…

In South Meriden, the volunteer numbers have fallen 63% since 2017, one of the factors leading Meriden officials to shut down the volunteer fire department. wtnh.com/news/connectic…

“Transparency is not optional — it’s a legal and ethical imperative,” Yankee Institute Pres. Carol Platt Liebau “Our report highlights the CT DOL’s inexcusable failure to protect union members and demands accountability to ensure unions operate with integrity.” Blatant Lawlessness

Are CT tax dollars being used to fund a sports-betting lounge in Hartford? “Yes” “The sports-betting lounge, which opened in 2023, was constructed with a portion of these funds. The bonds are being repaid over the next 20 years using taxes collected from Connecticut state

The law is clear: Unions must file verified annual financial reports. The CT DOL’s failure to enforce this law leaves dues-paying workers vulnerable to potential mismanagement and corruption. Learn more 👇yankeeinstitute.org/2025/08/05/bla…

700,000 Retirees in Connecticut Qualify For The 'Senior Deduction' Under Big, Beautiful Bill... go.ctcapitolreport.com/45aG1GL

Yankee Institute’s report reveals that the CT DOL has consistently failed to enforce laws requiring unions to provide financial transparency to their members. This allows union leaders to operate without accountability and leaving members in the dark about how their dues are

Connecticut union raises. Incompetence or worse?    Governor Ned Lamont promised state unions raises every year of his term. That's not negotiating — it's surrender. My latest in the Hartford Courant CT House Republicans CT House Democrats CT Senate Democrats CT Senate Republicans courant.com/2025/08/10/opi…

Today, our office released the audit report on the Military Department for FYs ’22 & ’23. Noteworthy findings include that the department overpaid two employees $1,040 and underpaid one employee $700 in vacation and sick leave separation payments. bit.ly/45LKBeO

Op-ed: How Teachers Can Dismantle the Teachers’ Unions Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist buff.ly/JHCrT7A

FEMA joins other federal agencies in canceling union contracts buff.ly/uxg45aV

An audit of the Military Department found it improperly paid separation lump sum payments to three employees. insideinvestigator.org/audit-military…

Connecticut state employee dies after lawnmower accident at Southbury Training School fox61.com/article/news/l…

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since October fox61.com/article/news/n…

2025 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs in CT By: Sarah Leser, Associate Legislative Analyst August 11, 2025 | 2025-R-0114 cga.ct.gov/olr [email protected] Connecticut General Assembly cga.ct.gov/2025/rpt/pdf/2…