2023 Press Releases

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• 2/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA's Draft Decision Rejecting Aquarion's Requested $36 Million Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike.

• 2/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Authority to Recover State Funds from Seriously Deficient Nursing Homes Causing Harm to Patients

  Attorney General William Tong today urged support for legislation empowering the Office of the Attorney General to recover state funds from seriously deficient long term care facilities causing harm to patients.

• 2/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend and Protect Access to Medication Abortion

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide.

• 2/9/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Crackdown on Illegal Sale of Delta-8 THC

  Attorney General William Tong today sued five Connecticut retailers for alleged violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act over the sale of illegal delta-8 THC products mimicking popular youth-oriented snacks and candies.

• 2/2/2023 Attorney General Tong, Secretary of the State Thomas Warn Against New Government Imposter Scam Targeting Connecticut Businesses

  Attorney General William Tong and Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas today warned businesses to avoid a new potential government imposter scam targeting Connecticut businesses.

• 2/2/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $384K Settlement with Community Mental Health Affiliates Over Medicaid Overbilling

  Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced that Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (“CMHA”), has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which it will pay $384,322 to resolve allegations it overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program for certain behavioral health services.

• 2/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Submits Testimony Regarding Ban on Flavored Tobacco

  Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony concerning House Bill 6488, An Act Concerning Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And Vapor Products.

• 1/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting New York Law Banning Guns in Places of Worship

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that enjoined New York’s prohibition on carrying firearms in places of worship and religious observation.

• 1/24/2023 Connecticut Joins DOJ Lawsuit Against Google's Online Advertising Monopoly

  Connecticut has joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Google’s dominant grip on the online advertising industry which allows the company to dictate how digital ads are sold and the terms under which its rivals can compete, Attorney General William Tong announced today.

• 1/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinions 2023-001, 2023-002

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• 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