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• 7/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges PURA To Reject Yankee Gas $193 Million Rate Hike Request

  Attorney General William Tong today filed a brief urging the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to reject a $193 million rate hike sought by Yankee Gas.

• 7/25/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Nationwide Injunction in Birthright Citizenship Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the District Court of Massachusetts reaffirmed a nationwide injunction preventing President Trump’s unconstitutional birthright citizenship executive order from taking effect.

• 7/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Lawsuit to Block Federal Restrictions on Public Benefits

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs.

• 7/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Would Cause up to 1.8 Million People to Lose Health Insurance

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would create significant barriers to obtaining healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

• 7/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Opposes Federal Rollback of Energy Efficiency Standards

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general in opposing the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to eliminate energy and water efficiency standards for 16 consumer and commercial appliances.

• 7/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Capulet Entertainment Over Failed Music Festival

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement with Capulet Entertainment and its owner Estevan Vega that will provide up to $50,000 in total consumer refunds following the abrupt collapse of the three-day Capulet Fest 2024 music festival.

• 7/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Proof of Claim in Prospect Medical Holdings Bankruptcy

  Attorney General William Tong announced today the Office of the Attorney General has filed a proof of claim in the ongoing bankruptcy proceeding for Prospect Medical Holding, asserting claims for negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, negligent performance of duties, violations of privacy laws and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Practices Act.

• 7/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 states in suing the Trump Administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike.

• 7/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $202 Million Settlement with Gilead Sciences Over Illegal Kickbacks

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 48 other attorneys general in securing $202 million from Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), for running an illegal kickback scheme to promote its HIV medications.

• 7/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Curb Unscrupulous ICE Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general sending a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation generally prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and requiring them to show their identification and agency-identifying insignia.

• 7/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration over $53 Million in Frozen Funds for Connecticut Schools

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze $6.8 billion in funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education, including over $53 million for Connecticut schools alone.

• 7/10/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $720 Million in Settlements from Eight Opioid Drug Makers

  Attorney General William Tong today announced approximately $720 million in new multistate settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis.

• 7/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $85,000 Settlement with TicketNetwork for Violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act​

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc. as a result of an investigation into violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Under the settlement, TicketNetwork has agreed to comply with the requirements of the CTDPA, maintain metrics for consumer rights requests received under the CTDPA, provide a report of these metrics to the Attorney General, and pay $85,000.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Department of Education to Stop Mental Health Funding Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop illegal cuts to congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools, including more than $3 million to support social workers in Hartford, New Britain, Vernon and Waterbury schools through 2029.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Sharing Personal Health Data with ICE

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide unfettered access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).