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• 9/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Energy and Technology Committee to Enact Strong Protections for Ratepayers

  Attorney General William Tong submitted testimony today to the Energy and Technology Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature, urging strong action to protect ratepayers. In written testimony, Attorney General Tong offers support and key suggestions to strengthen ratepayer protections in the bill.

• 9/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Releases Statement on Voting Integrity

  Attorney General William Tong, along with a coalition of 24 other attorneys general, released a statement today highlighting the importance of election integrity.

• 9/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes Trump Administration Proposal Allowing Predatory Lenders to Take Advantage of Connecticut’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  Coalition Sends Letter Asking Federal Banking Regulator to Withdraw Rule Facilitating ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes

• 9/2/2020 Connecticut and DC Attorneys General Question Premom Fertility App Over Privacy Concerns

  Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine released a letter today to the CEO of Premom, questioning the fertility app over reports the company may have shared sensitive user data with third partner advertising and analytics firms without user consent.

• 9/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Fight Against Trump Administration’s Attempts to Undermine Accurate Census Count

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a large, coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the 2020 Decennial Census.

• 8/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Challenges Trump Administration Rule Curtailing Environmental Review of Federal Actions

  Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate lawsuit filed today challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful final rule curtailing requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that federal agencies review and assess the impact of their actions on the environment. The final rule also limits public participation in the review process, robbing vulnerable communities of the opportunity to make their voices heard on actions that are likely to have adverse environmental and health impacts. In the lawsuit, the coalition argues that the final rule abandons informed decision making, public participation, and environmental and public health protections in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and NEPA.

• 8/28/2020 Judge Grants Expedited Discovery in Postal Service Suit

  A federal judge in Washington has granted a multistate motion for expedited discovery, giving the Trump administration 10 days to produce records in the challenge seeking to block and reverse drastic operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service.

• 8/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Continues Fight to Protect Dreamers from Trump Administration’s Unlawful and Cruel Policies

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general from around the nation in continuing the fight against the Trump Administration’s efforts to eliminate DACA and threaten Dreamers with deportation.

• 8/26/2020 AG Tong Joins 23 States in Supreme Court Brief Defending Nondiscrimination Laws and the Rights of Same-Sex Couples to be Foster Parents

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the City of Philadelphia’s nondiscrimination law and the right of same-sex couples to be foster parents.

• 8/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $85 Million Multistate Settlement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc.

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has helped secure a more that $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively “Honda”), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The systems were designed and manufactured by Takata Corporation, a long-time Honda supplier, and were first installed in Honda vehicles in the 2001 model year.

• 8/24/2020 AG Tong Calls On Eversource to Forgo 2021 Rate Hike

  In video testimony submitted to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority today, Attorney General William Tong called on Eversource to forgo its planned 2021 rate hike request and commit to real cost saving measures for consumers. The comments were submitted as part of PURA’s hearing and investigation into the “unjustifiable and unsustainable” delivery charge hike that contributed to major increases in electricity bills in the midst of a global pandemic and unusually hot summer. In addition to this summer’s delivery charge hike, Eversource plans to ask PURA for a rate hike in mid-2021.

• 8/20/2020 Attorney General Tong Warns Healthcare Providers Could be Violating the Unfair Trade Practices Act by Charging Consumers for Personal Protective Measures

  Attorney General William Tong is alerting consumers to surcharges by healthcare providers that may violate the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. Healthcare providers are strongly encouraged, if not required, to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and to require that their patients do so, too. However, some providers may be improperly charging patients for the additional PPE or other COVID-19 control measures.

• 8/18/2020 Attorney General Tong, State Attorneys General to Sue Trump Administration Over Attempts to Undermine Postal Service

  Attorney General William Tong announced that Connecticut is joining a multistate coalition that will file a federal lawsuit today challenging drastic operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that threaten critical mail delivery ahead of the November election.

• 8/14/2020 AG Tong Statement on Trump Efforts to Undermine Postal Service and Block Voting

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s stunning admission this week that his ongoing efforts to gut the U.S. Postal Service are directly aimed at hindering voting in the November election.

• 8/14/2020 PURA Grants AG Tong Motion and Will Hold Trial-Like Contested Case and Review of Eversource and UI Storm Response

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority granted his motion to open a “trial-like” proceeding to hold Eversource and United Illuminating accountable for their failed storm response.