2026 Press Releases

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• 1/29/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota.

• 1/28/2026 Attorney General Tong and Consumer Counsel Coleman Secure Consumer Protection Commitments in Proposed Charter/Cox Merger Settlement

  Today, Attorney General Tong and Consumer Counsel Coleman announced the filing of a comprehensive settlement that secures major consumer protections as Charter Communications seeks to move forward with acquiring Cox Communications and its Connecticut operations.

• 1/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $515,000 Settlement with Ambulance Billing Vendor for Failing to Safeguard Sensitive Patient Medical Information

  Attorney General William Tong and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that Connecticut and Massachusetts have reached a $515,000 settlement with Comstar, LLC, a Massachusetts-based ambulance billing vendor, for failing to safeguard sensitive patient information during a March 2022 data breach that potentially affected the Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, and medical assessment information of approximately 326,426 Massachusetts residents and 22,829 Connecticut residents.

• 1/23/2026 Attorney General Tong Supports Minnesota Challenge to Militarized and Illegal Deployments

  Attorney General William Tong today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota’s lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol to the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

• 1/23/2026 Attorney General Tong and Senator Looney Announce Former FTC Chair Lina Khan to Join Connecticut Forum on Impact of Healthcare Consolidation on Health Equity

  Attorney General William Tong and Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney announced today they are jointly hosting a Forum on the Impact of Healthcare Consolidation on Health Equity on Thursday, January 29 in Hartford.

• 1/23/2026 Attorney General Tong Demands Action from xAI over Grok’s Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content

  ttorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.

• 1/12/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $416,000 Settlement with Cannabis Operations for Violations of Connecticut's Cannabis and Antitrust Laws

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $416,000 settlement with three cannabis establishment licensees in Bridgeport, East Hartford and Cromwell operating under the “Crisp Cannabis” brand, along with the company seeking to acquire them, Mohave CT LLC, and the principals of all entities, resolving allegations that they violated Connecticut’s Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act (RERACA), the Connecticut Antitrust Act, and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA).

• 1/12/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Preliminary Injunction to Block Latest Trump Attempt to Stop Revolution Wind

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s latest effort to suspend work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project.

• 1/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Moves to Block Latest Trump Attempt to Stop Revolution Wind

  Attorney General William Tong on Monday sought a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s latest effort to suspend work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project.

• 1/2/2026 Attorney General Tong and AARP Launch PSA Combatting Online Exploitation of Older Adults

  Attorney General William Tong and AARP Connecticut today announced a Public Service Announcement combatting online exploitation of older adults.