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 October 14, 2026, and November 14, 2026.

2026 Press Releases

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9/14/2026 Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Powder Infant Formula and Nutritional Therapy Products
Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut has joined 39 other states and the federal government to reach an agreement with Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) to settle allegations that the company caused false claims to be submitted to federal and state programs arising from its failure to manufacture certain powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products in compliance with federal and state requirements.
9/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues to Block Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule
Attorney General William Tong today joined 21 other states and D.C. in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits.
9/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Preserve States’ Ability to Protect Americans from Cryptocurrency Scams
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 16 other attorneys general in opposing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act). In a letter sent to Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Attorney General Tong and the coalition warn that the Clarity Act would jeopardize their ability to protect investors from rampant digital cryptocurrency fraud and scams.
9/11/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding double-digit average rate hikes approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department for Anthem, ConnectiCare and UnitedHealthcare for individual and small group plans covering approximately 220,000 people across Connecticut.
9/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement Blocking Trump Administration from Repeating AmeriCorps Cuts
Attorney General William Tong as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors today announced an agreement to stop the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning.
9/9/2026 Attorney General Tong to Challenge Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general announcing two lawsuits to be filed today to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together, “the Services”).
9/8/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into "Predator's Paradise" Kik Messenger App
Attorney General William Tong today announced an investigation into MediaLab.AI Inc. (“MediaLab”) over allegations of lax age assurance practices and content moderation on its messaging app Kik that have enabled what child safety advocates deem a “predator’s paradise.”
9/3/2026 Attorney General Tong Warns Connecticut Consumers Against Unregulated Overseas Decentraliized Finance (Defi) Crypto Exchanges
Attorney General William Tong today issued a comprehensive consumer alert warning Connecticut residents about the significant financial and security risks associated with unregulated, offshore "decentralized finance" (DeFi) cryptocurrency exchanges.
9/2/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Healthcare for Transgender Youth
Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for low-income minors and some young adults.
8/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service’s Unlawful Mail Voting Rule
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would have imposed burdensome requirements on vote-by-mail systems ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.  
8/27/2026 Attorney General Tong Challenges Title X Funding Conditions
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions.
8/26/2026 Connecticut Sues Kalshi to Stop Illegal, Unlicensed Sports Betting
Attorney General William Tong, Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli and Governor Ned Lamont today announced the State of Connecticut has sued Kalshi and is seeking a court injunction to block the online betting site from offering unlicensed sports wagers in Connecticut.
8/26/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $17.1 Billion Settlement with Meta, Forces Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook
Attorney General William Tong today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will enforce sweeping new safety reforms to protect American children on Instagram and Facebook.
8/26/2026 Attorney General Tong Appeals Ghost Gun Court Decision
Attorney General William Tong today is appealing a state court decision that misconstrued and misapplied the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act to award no civil penalties in the state case against Florida-based ghost gun dealer Indie Guns.
8/26/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-By-Mail Procedures
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to grant USPS the authority to regulate mail voting in elections.