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• 12/7/2020 AG Tong Statement on Nomination of California AG Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the nomination of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

• 12/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Opposing Dangerous HHS Deregulation by the Trump Administration

  In the middle of the pandemic, a proposed Health and Human Services rule would put trillions of dollars in federal funding, programs, and services at risk for states and their residents

• 11/30/2020 AG Tong Statement on Retirement of Mark Davis

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the announcement that WTNH Chief Political Correspondent Mark Davis is retiring.

• 11/30/2020 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Extension for CARES Act Funding as Pandemic Impacts Economy

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 47 attorneys general urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021.

• 11/25/2020 A Thanksgiving Message from Attorney General William Tong

• 11/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Adds Endangered Species Act Claim to Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition in amending their complaint challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful revised regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

• 11/24/2020 Attorney General Tong Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Assault on Clean Water Act Protections

  – Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition in filing a motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful final rule redefining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.

• 11/24/2020 Connecticut Co-Leads $17.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2014 Home Depot Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with the attorneys general of 45 other states and the District of Columbia, has obtained a $17.5 million settlement against Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation into the 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot customers nationwide. The State of Connecticut will collect $1,093,196.25 through this settlement.

• 11/23/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Rejection of Frontier Buyout

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to deny a change of ownership sought by Frontier Communications.

• 11/18/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $113 Million Settlement with Apple over iPhone Throttling

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of over 30 other attorneys general announcing a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc. over iPhone throttling that the company engaged in in 2016 to address unexpected shutdowns in certain devices. Under the settlement, Apple will pay $1.8 million to Connecticut.

• 11/17/2020 Attorney General Tong, Secretary of State Merrill, Department of Consumer Protection Caution Businesses to Look Out for Unofficial "Annual Report" Mailing

  Attorney General William Tong, Secretary of State Denise Merrill and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull today cautioned businesses to avoid paying unnecessary fees to entities offering assistance with annual report business filings.

• 11/16/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement On Eversource Communications Failure

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding yet another failure in Eversource’s outage reporting communications system. The Office of the Attorney General will address the repeated failures of the automated outage reporting system as part of the open Tropical Storm Isaias docket before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

• 11/13/2020 Attorney General Tong Calls on AG Barr to Reverse New Policy That 'Will Erode the Public's Confidence in the Election'

  Attorney General William Tong today called on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to reverse his abrupt change to a 40-year-old U.S. Department of Justice policy that until this week had kept the department from interfering with election results. In a letter today to Attorney General Barr, Attorney General Tong and a coalition of 23 total attorneys general voiced their “strong objection” to this policy reversal, which they said “will erode the public’s confidence in the election,” and called on him to “reverse your decision promptly.”

• 11/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Defending the Affordable Care Act Ahead of Oral Arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court

  Coalition of 20 states and D.C. will defend the ACA in U.S. Supreme Court on November 10, 2020

• 11/7/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transfer of Power

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the peaceful transfer of power.