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7/1/2021
Attorney General Tong Seeks Answers on Optimum's Ill-Timed, Anti-Consumer Plan to Cut Internet Speeds
Attorney General William Tong today called on Optimum by Altice to drop its ill-timed, anti-consumer plan to dramatically decrease internet upload speeds from 35 megabits per second to as little as 5.
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6/30/2021
AG Tong Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Leave CDC Eviction Moratorium in Place
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to leave the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium in place until the end of July.
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6/28/2021
AG Tong Leads Coalition Urging Federal Energy Regulators to Curb Needless Incentives for Transmission Developers
Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of attorneys general, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and state ratepayer advocates reiterating a call to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject unnecessary and unjust incentive payments to transmission developers.
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6/28/2021
Attorney General Tong Secures $14 Million Healthcare Fraud Judgment
Attorney General William Tong secured a $14,982,081 court judgment against Ramil Mansourov over allegations that the former Norwalk primary care physician illegally billed the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program for millions of dollars in services he never provided.
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6/25/2021
Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement With Connecticut Addiction Medicine Over Excessive Billing
Attorney General William Tong announced today a $1,002,481 settlement with Connecticut Addiction Medicine and its principals Jay Benson, M.D. and Mahboob Aslam, M.D. resolving allegations of excessive billing for urine drug tests.
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6/24/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act
AGs Urge Senate to Pass Measure Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans
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6/24/2021
Attorney General Tong, Department of Public Health Announce Agreement to Protect Carlson Place Residents
Attorney General William Tong and Acting Public Health Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced an agreement to provide for the safe relocation of 26 residents of Carlson Place, and a second agreement which allows for a new owner to operate the residential care home in Norwalk after a complete renovation of the facility at no cost to the state.
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6/23/2021
Attorney General Tong Statement on PURA Decision to Accept Amended Settlement Agreement with UI
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a decision today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to accept an amended settlement agreement with United Illuminating and state entities to provide millions of dollars in immediate savings and long-term stability for UI customers.
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6/23/2021
Attorney General Tong Statement on Denise Merrill
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement praising the accomplishments of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill after she announced her intention not to seek re-election.
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6/22/2021
Attorney General Tong Calls on USPS to Stop Further Service Cuts
Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 21 attorneys general and two cities calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose Postmaster General DeJoy’s efforts to increase delivery times for First-Class Mail and other essential postal services.
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6/22/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Preserve Billions of Dollars for Schools and Essential Services
Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 26 attorneys general fighting to preserve billions of dollars for schools and other essential services across the country.
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6/18/2021
Attorney General Tong and Coalition of 52 AGs Urge Congress to Provide States with the Same Antitrust Venue Rights as Federal Enforcers
Attorney General William Tong and The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are urging Congress to pass the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021. This legislation would provide states with the same venue selection rights as federal enforcers by prohibiting the transfer of state antitrust actions into a multidistrict litigation.
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6/16/2021
Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Fighting to Defend Women’s Health and Reproductive Freedom
Coalition Submits Congressional Testimony in Support of Women’s Health Protection Act
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6/14/2021
AG Tong Urges NHTSA To Repeal Trump-Era Attack On California Authority To Set Clean Car Standards
— Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 states and 4 cities in urging the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) to repeal a Trump-era rule, known as the “Preemption Rule,” that purported to preempt California’s greenhouse gas and zero-emission-vehicles (ZEV) standards.
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6/14/2021
Attorney General Tong Calls on SEC to Require U.S. Companies to Disclose Financial Risk from Climate Change
Attorney General William Tong today joined a California-led coalition of attorneys general in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require U.S. companies to provide detailed and accurate information about the financial risk they face from climate change.