2021 Press Releases

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• 5/20/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Rate Stability for United Illuminating Customers

  In a joint letter filed Wednesday with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong, United Illuminating, and other settling parties clarified questions and reaffirmed their commitment to a proposed $46.5 million COVID relief bill credit to decrease and stabilize electric rates into 2023.

• 5/20/2021 Attorney General Tong and Senator Blumenthal to Attend White House Bill Signing for COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

  At 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) will attend a White House ceremony to witness President Joe Biden sign the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law.

• 5/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Praises House Passage of Price Gouging Legislation

  Attorney General William Tong applauded a bipartisan 130-18 vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives passing legislation to strengthen the state’s ability to combat price gouging.

• 5/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Effort to Undo Trump-Era Title X Gag Rule

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general today in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) applauding the agency for its Proposed Rule to undo the Trump-Pence Administration’s harmful 2019 Title X Gag Rule.

• 5/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on PURA to Reject $20 Million Rate Hike for Connecticut Water Company Consumers

  Attorney General William Tong today called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to reject an unwarranted and unreasonable $20 million rate increase for Connecticut Water Company customers.

• 5/11/2021 AG Tong Urges EPA to Require Public Water Systems to Monitor for Additional PFAS

  Attorney General William Tong joined 19 state attorneys general today filing comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s proposal to strengthen monitoring of public water systems for additional PFAS chemicals.

• 5/11/2021 AG Tong Joins Coalition of 44 Attorneys General Urging Facebook to Abandon Launch of Instagram Kids

  Coalition Sends Letter Expressing Serious Concerns Over Safety and Well-Being of Children

• 5/10/2021 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Warn Connecticut Consumers to be Wary of Companies Selling Over the Counter Hearing Aids

  Attorney General William Tong is asking Connecticut consumers to be wary of companies selling potentially faulty and unregulated over-counter-hearing aids.

• 5/10/2021 Attorney General Tong and Civil Rights Counsel Publish Law Review Article Urging State-Level Election Reforms

  Attorney General William Tong and Special Counsel for Civil Rights and Deputy Solicitor General Joshua Perry authored an essay in the Connecticut Law Review urging state-level election reforms to protect voting rights in the wake of the 2020 elections.

• 5/6/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul urging Congress to pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. The legislation is aimed at combatting the high Black maternal mortality rate and increasing access to maternal and perinatal care.

• 5/6/2021 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA Proposal to Levy $30 Million Penalty Against Eversource

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today in support of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s proposal to levy a $30 million total civil penalty against Eversource for its failure to meet its obligations to ratepayers in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.

• 5/4/2021 AG Tong and AG Racine Host Landmark National Convening on Combating Anti-AAPI Hate

  Today, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) President and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine co-hosted a landmark national convening with the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) on countering anti-AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) hate.

• 5/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Secures the Restoration of Public Safety Grants

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that the Biden-Harris administration has rescinded unlawful immigration conditions previously placed on federal law enforcement funding to states including Connecticut. The decision will be applied retroactively, enabling Connecticut to retroactively collect $6.4 million in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program funding previously blocked in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

• 4/30/2021 Attorney General Tong, DOB Commissioner Perez Alert Homeowners Regarding Unauthorized Bank Account Withdrawals by Mr. Cooper Mortgage Servicer

  Attorney General William Tong and Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez urge Connecticut homeowners whose mortgage loans are serviced by Mr. Cooper, formerly known as Nationstar Mortgage, to check their bank accounts for unauthorized withdrawals.

• 4/29/2021 AG Tong DCP Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull Warn Connecticut Residents to be Vigilant of Summer Rental Scams

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are urging Connecticut residents to be wary of summer rental scams as they plan their vacations for the season.