The Office of the Attorney General William Tong
Formal Opinions
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2018-03 Formal Opinion Attorney General State of Connecticut
You have asked my opinion regarding the ability of the Auditors of Public Accounts (APA or Auditors) to review and copy a report of a private contractor to the Department of Corrections (DOC) regarding the medical care of certain DOC inmates, even though the document is privileged under the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges.
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2018-04 Formal Opinion, Attorney General State of Connecticut
Denise L. Nappier, State Treasurer, asked for a formal opinion concerning the impact of recent legislative amendments on the state’s bond cap and bond covenants.
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2023-01 Formal Opinion Attorney General State of Connecticut
As a quasi-public agency, when can the Connecticut Port Authority enter into public-private partnerships?
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2023-02 Formal Opinion Attorney General State of Connecticut.
Are Judicial Branch probation officers bound by the intervention and reporting requirements in 2020’s Police Accountability Act?
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Consumer Counsel Healey, Formal Opinion 2011-007,State of Connecticut Attorney General
Opinion regarding Department of Energy and Environmental Protection request that Public Utilities Regulatory Authority suspend proceedings in pending contested proceeding
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You asked for a formal opinion concerning the Superior Court’s scope of review in an appeal of a municipal commission's decision on an affordable housing application under the Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. §8-30g.
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You have asked for a formal opinion whether the State of Connecticut satisfies the requirements of § 413 of the Justice for All Act of 2004 (the Act).
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You have asked for our opinion whether federal and state law permits a municipality to operate a Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) Section 8 housing program outside of its geographical area.
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I appreciated your September 25, 2007 letter raising additional questions about the Department's responsibilities under the federal Low Income House Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
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Your agency has requested our legal advice concerning the impact of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-38aa et. seq., on eligibility for certain programs of the Department of Social Services.
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In response to questions raised by the Auditors of Public Accounts related to a whistleblower complaint, you have asked my opinion on two related questions concerning the Department of Social Services’ (the Department or DSS) administration of the federal Low Income House Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Connecticut, by and through Community Action Agencies
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This letter is in response to your request for a formal legal opinion as to whether, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 5-259, municipalities may purchase risk-pooled, self-funded health insurance through the Municipal Employees Health Insurance Plan
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You have asked for advice on whether inmates working within a correctional institution other than as part of an enterprise program combining State Use Industries with Private Sector Prison Industries may be considered employees of the Connecticut Department of Correction
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This letter responds to your request for a formal opinion on “whether or not the Board of Pardons has the authority to commute a non-parole eligible offense, as defined by CGS § 54-125a(b)(1), to make it a parole eligible offense.”
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You have asked for a formal opinion as to whether Connecticut's "Voter's Bill of Rights" requires municipalities to provide a voting system accessible to the physically disabled in each polling place in non-federal elections, including elections held this year.