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6/7/2021
Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers That Amazon Sidewalk Will Automatically Connect Smart Home Devices to Shared Network on June 8
Attorney General William Tong warned consumers that Amazon will automatically connect their smart home devices and products to a new shared network called Amazon Sidewalk on June 8—raising concerns about consumer privacy and protections.
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6/7/2021
Attorney General Tong Applauds Final Passage of Bill to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong applauded a bipartisan 96-51 vote in the state House of Representatives to pass legislation strengthening civil rights enforcement in Connecticut.
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6/7/2021
Attorney General Tong Praises Final Passage of Data Breach Notification Bill
Attorney General William Tong praised final passage of An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches, a measure sought by the Office of the Attorney General to update and strengthen Connecticut’s breach notification statute.
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6/4/2021
Legislation to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut Passes Senate in Bipartisan Vote
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the state Senate voted 26-9 to pass legislation strengthening the Office of the Attorney General's ability to enforce civil rights laws in Connecticut.
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6/2/2021
Attorney General Tong Urges FERC to Tighten Climate and Environmental Justice Scrutiny for New Gas Pipelines
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of nine attorneys general urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to strengthen its certification policies for new natural gas pipelines to scrutinize disproportionate impacts on overburdened environmental justice communities, as well as achievement of national and state greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
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6/2/2021
Attorney General Tong Praises Signing of Crisis Pregnancy Center Bill
Attorney General William Tong issued a statement praising enactment of “An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers.”
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5/26/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of AGs Urging Congressional Support for Fraud and Scam Reduction Act
Attorney General William Tong is joining a coalition of 47 attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to support the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act. The act, comprised of the Stop Senior Scam Act and Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, will assist stakeholders in training employees to recognize the warning signs of elder fraud and to prevent irreversible damage to elderly victims.
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5/25/2021
Attorney General Tong Statement on One Year Anniversary of George Floyd Murder
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.
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5/20/2021
Attorney General Tong Urges Rate Stability for United Illuminating Customers
In a joint letter filed Wednesday with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong, United Illuminating, and other settling parties clarified questions and reaffirmed their commitment to a proposed $46.5 million COVID relief bill credit to decrease and stabilize electric rates into 2023.
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5/20/2021
Attorney General Tong and Senator Blumenthal to Attend White House Bill Signing for COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
At 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will attend a White House ceremony to witness President Joe Biden sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law.
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5/18/2021
Attorney General Tong Praises House Passage of Price Gouging Legislation
Attorney General William Tong applauded a bipartisan 130-18 vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives passing legislation to strengthen the state’s ability to combat price gouging.
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5/18/2021
Attorney General Tong Calls on PURA to Reject $20 Million Rate Hike for Connecticut Water Company Consumers
Attorney General William Tong today called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to reject an unwarranted and unreasonable $20 million rate increase for Connecticut Water Company customers.
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5/18/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Effort to Undo Trump-Era Title X Gag Rule
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general today in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) applauding the agency for its Proposed Rule to undo the Trump-Pence Administration’s harmful 2019 Title X Gag Rule.
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5/11/2021
AG Tong Urges EPA to Require Public Water Systems to Monitor for Additional PFAS
Attorney General William Tong joined 19 state attorneys general today filing comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s proposal to strengthen monitoring of public water systems for additional PFAS chemicals.
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5/11/2021
AG Tong Joins Coalition of 44 Attorneys General Urging Facebook to Abandon Launch of Instagram Kids
Coalition Sends Letter Expressing Serious Concerns Over Safety and Well-Being of Children