The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided notice to the Attorney General of an abnormal market disruption regarding the wholesale price of motor gasoline or gasohol. Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234, no seller of motor gasoline or gasohol shall sell, or offer to sell, an energy resource at an unconscionably excessive price between July 29, 2026, and August 29, 2026.

2026 Press Releases

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8/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Demands for Personal Information of CDL Drivers
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania in filing two lawsuits to block the Trump administration’s attempts to force release of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers.
8/12/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Former Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of former Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman.
8/11/2026 Attorney General William Tong Sues to Block Trump Administration’s Lawless Handout to Big Banks
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today opposing a new rule issued by federal regulator of national banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), that would strip states of their authority to require national banks to pay interest on homeowners’ mortgage escrow accounts.
8/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services
Attorney General William Tong announced today a new court order protecting federal homelessness funding after Connecticut and a multistate coalition for a second time defeated the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing.
8/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Following Latest Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two executive orders seeking once again to attack birthright citizenship.
8/7/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Dismissal in Challenge to Connecticut’s Felon-in-Possession Laws
Attorney General William Tong announced today that the U.S. District Court in Connecticut granted the state’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state’s laws banning firearm possession by convicted felons.
8/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financials’ (OppFi) application to acquire and merge with BNC National Bank, which would grant OppFi a national bank charter and enable the company to circumvent longstanding state lending laws.
8/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Victory on Nexstar/TEGNA Motion
Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after a court granted the States' motion raising concerns about actions by TEGNA Inc. (TEGNA) and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) that violate the court’s hold-separate order.
8/4/2026 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Urging Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Prevent the Return of Intoxicating Hemp Products
Attorney General William Tong announced today that he co-led a coalition of 34 attorneys general in a letter to congressional leaders urging them to preserve the federal redefinition of hemp and reject any effort to delay, repeal, suspend, or weaken the reforms Congress enacted to address intoxicating hemp-derived products. 
8/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition
Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs.
8/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Again to Stop Illegal Tariffs
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a third lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses.
8/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Protect Connecticut Residents’ Personal Information
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over unlawful policy changes that would give the administration broad access to the sensitive private information of millions of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.
7/31/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Lawsuit Challenging  Effort to Expand Catastrophic Health Insurance Plans and Again Undermine ACA Protections
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once again illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would make health insurance more expensive and harder to obtain for millions of Americans.
7/29/2026 Attorney General Tong Blocks Federal Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
Attorney General William Tong announced today that a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants.
7/29/2026 Attorney General William Tong Responds to Final PURA Decision on Eversource Storm Cost Recovery
Attorney General William Tong today responded to a final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approving approximately $861 million in deferred storm costs for Eversource while rejecting the company’s attempt to charge ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars in retrospective carrying charges.