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 August 27, 2026, and September 27, 2026.

2026 Press Releases

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7/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Eversource Rate Hike Filing
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Eversource’s filing with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority seeking a $727 million annual rate increase.
7/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues to Block Warner Bros./Paramount Merger
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing to block the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount).
7/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Again to Prevent Department of Education's Cuts to School Mental Health Grants
Attorney General William Tong filed a second lawsuit with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants.
7/9/2026 Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers.
7/8/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App.
7/7/2026 In Wake of Severe Storms, Attorney General Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Cafferelli Warn Residents to be Aware of Common Clean Up Scams
In the aftermath of severe storms causing flooding, downed trees, power outages and property damage in towns across Connecticut, Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli are warning consumers and families to be aware of clean up scams.
7/7/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Homelessness Funds
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors today sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a second time to block unlawful caps on funding for permanent housing projects that would result in tens of thousands of people losing their homes.
7/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces CVS Will Pay $36.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Over-Dispensing of Insulin Pens
Attorney General William Tong announced today a $36.5 million settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc (CVS) between Connecticut, the United States, District of Columbia, and 35 other states, resolving allegations that CVS knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to the Medicaid program related to the dispensing of insulin pens.
7/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump’s illegal tariffs.
7/2/2026 Attorney General Tong to Big Tech: Hooking Kids on Addictive Apps is Illegal in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong issued new guidance today on expanded Connecticut privacy protections set to go into effect on July 1, including major new rights and safeguards for kids online.
7/2/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Connecticut False Claims Act Settlement with Former Autism Services Provider and Owner for False Medicaid Billing
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $710,815.34 settlement with Trading Spaces ABA, LLC, a defunct former provider of autism behavioral services, and its owner Glenroy Patterson, resolving allegations under the Connecticut False Claims Act that Trading Spaces and Patterson knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment to the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP), which includes the Connecticut Medicaid program, for autism treatment services that were not provided.
7/1/2026 Attorney General Tong Wins Case Protecting Billions of Dollars for States to Fight Homelessness
Court Decision Prevents Trump Administration’s Illegal Conditions from Jeopardizing Funding for Continuum of Care Programs
6/30/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding PURA Decision on Eversource Storm Costs
Attorney General William Tong today responded to a ruling by the Public Utility Regulatory Authority that approves $933 million in storm costs but rejects the company’s attempt to make Connecticut ratepayers shoulder over $300 million in unjustified interest that accumulated while the case was under review.
6/30/2026 Attorney General Statement on Supreme Court Certification in Challenge to Connecticut's Assault Weapon Ban
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Grant v. Higgins, a challenge to Connecticut’s post- Sandy Hook assault weapon ban.
6/30/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Affirming Birthright Citizenship
Attorneys General of Connecticut, California, Massachusetts and New Jersey to Hold Media Availability at 1 p.m. TODAY