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- 1/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinions 2023-001, 2023-002
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1/19/2023
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Accountability for Firearms Industry
Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general supporting a New York law to hold the firearms industry accountable.
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1/19/2023
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting New York Concealed Carry Law
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general supporting New York’s concealed carry regulations by asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that preliminarily enjoined certain aspects of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).
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1/18/2023
Attorney General Tong Supports EPA Finding on Leaded Aviation Gas
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 12 attorneys general supporting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed finding that emissions from the combustion of leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) in piston-engine planes cause or contribute to air pollution that endangers public health and welfare.
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1/13/2023
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of Biden Administration's Student Debt Cancellation Plan
Attorney General William Tong has joined a national coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Biden Administration’s targeted cancellation of student loan debt to address the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 1/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Tragic Death of State Rep. Quentin Williams
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1/5/2023
Attorney General Tong Urges PURA to Reject Aquarion "Excessive and Unwarranted" 27 Percent Rate Hike
In a brief filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong urged regulators to reject an “excessive and unwarranted” request by Eversource-owned Aquarion Water Company to raise its rates by 27 percent over three years.
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1/4/2023
Attorney General Tong Appoints Eileen Meskill as Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General William Tong announced today he has appointed Eileen Meskill to serve as Deputy Attorney General, succeeding Margaret Q. Chapple who will retire this month after more than 30 years of service to the Office of the Attorney General, including four as Deputy Attorney General.
- 12/30/2022 The Year in Review: A Message from Attorney General Tong
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12/27/2022
Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding North Haven Firefighter Killed in Line of Duty
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the passing of North Haven Firefighter Matthias Wirtz, who was killed while responding to a 2-alarm fire early Monday morning.
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12/23/2022
Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Action Against Litchfield Gas Station Over Gas Tax Violation
Attorney General William Tong today announced Reeha LLC, owner of a Litchfield-based gas station, has paid $2,400 for failure to lower its prices by 25 cents per gallon on April 1 as required by the gas tax holiday suspension. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that Reeha did not lower its price until April 10.
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12/19/2022
Ahead of Busy Travel Season, Attorney General Tong Calls for Stronger Consumer Protections Against Airline Abuses
Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to take stronger measures to protect consumers from airline abuses, and to work with state attorneys general to meaningfully address the unacceptable level of airline consumer complaints.
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12/15/2022
Attorney General Tong Announces $4.2 Million False Claims Settlement with Orange Physician
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $4.2 million joint state and federal settlement with physician Jasdeep Sidana and his businesses DOCS Medical Group, Inc., DOCS Medical Inc., DOCS Urgent Care LLP, Lung Docs of CT, P.C., Epic Family Physicians, LLP and Continuum Medical Group, LLC.
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12/14/2022
Attorney General Tong Statement on Sandy Hook Anniversary
Attorney General William Tong issued a statement on the tenth anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
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12/13/2022
Attorney General Tong Urges FCC to Create Anti-Robotext Protections
Attorney General William Tong today supported the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list.