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7/26/2021
Attorney General Tong to Testify Before Congressional Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Abuses and Reform
At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, Attorney General William Tong will testify in support of reforms to bankruptcy laws.
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7/21/2021
Attorney General Tong Announces $26 Billion Agreement With Opioid Distributors/Manufacturer
Attorney General William Tong today announced an historic $26 billion agreement with pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson to bring desperately needed resources to fight the opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive approximately $300 million as part of the landmark settlement.
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7/20/2021
Attorney General Tong Statement on Opioids Negotiations
Attorney General Tong today released a joint statement with Attorneys General Josh Stein (NC), Maura Healey (MA), Letitia James (NY), Kathy Jennings (DE), Jeff Landry (LA), Ashley Moody (FL), Herbert Slatery (TN), Josh Shapiro (PA), and Dave Yost (OH) about their ongoing negotiations with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids.
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7/19/2021
Attorney General Tong Objects to Purdue Bankruptcy Plan With Legal Shield For Sackler Family
Attorney General William Tong joined eight other attorneys general today filing formal objections to an inadequate and insufficient Purdue bankruptcy plan that would grant a lifetime legal shield to the Sackler family.
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7/19/2021
Attorney General Tong Launches Elder Justice Hotline
Attorney General William Tong, Aging and Disabilities Commissioner Amy Porter, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and the Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut today launched the Elder Justice Hotline-- a “one stop shop” for older in adults in Connecticut in need of information, aid, and justice.
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7/19/2021
Attorney General Tong Pushes EPA for Stricter Regulations of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its authority under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act to adopt stricter regulations to curb emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
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7/16/2021
Sacklers Threaten Connecticut-- Attorney General Tong Says He Will Not Be Intimidated
Attorney General William Tong today reacted to sanctions threat launched by the Raymond Sackler family seeking to intimidate Connecticut into dropping its objections to the inadequate Purdue bankruptcy plan.
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7/15/2021
Attorneys General Respond to Arrest of Hervis Rogers in Texas for Voting
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of seven attorneys general from around the nation, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, in releasing the following joint statement regarding the arrest of Hervis Rogers on charges of voting in the 2020 Texas Democratic primary while on parole:
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7/14/2021
Attorney General Tong Praises PURA Final Decision on $29 Million Penalty Against Eversource for Isaias Failures
Attorney General William Tong today praised a final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority imposing a $29 million civil penalty against Eversource for its failure to meet its obligations to ratepayers in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.
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7/12/2021
Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA Draft Decision Rejecting CT Water’s Requested $20 Million Rate Hike
Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejecting Connecticut Water’s $20 million rate hike request.
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7/12/2021
Attorney General Tong Calls on Federal Regulators to Act on Child Car Seat Safety
Attorney General William Tong today led a 17-state coalition with New York Attorney General Letitia James calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take stronger measures to protect children while traveling in car seats.
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7/9/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of EPA Proposal to Restore California Waiver for Clean Car Standards
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, as well as the cities of Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, in support of the EPA’s proposal to restore California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) programs.
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7/7/2021
AG Tong Sues Google For Antitrust Violations Over App Store
Bipartisan Coalition of States Say Google Illegally Maintains an App Store Monopoly; Unfairly Edges Out Competition
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7/7/2021
Attorney General Tong Applauds Signing of Bill to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong today applauded the signing of legislation that will strengthen civil rights enforcement in Connecticut.
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7/6/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Defending Constitutionality of New York's Anti-Discrimination Law
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the constitutionality of New York’s anti-discrimination law.