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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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.
7/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Opposing Federal Regulator’s Unlawful Plan to Fast-Track Gas Pipeline Projects
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of attorneys general today submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) arguing that a proposed rule to unlawfully fast-track more natural gas pipeline projects would likely raise consumers’ energy bills, increase air pollution, and worsen climate change.
7/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Opposing Federal Regulator’s Unlawful Plan to Fast-Track Gas Pipeline Projects
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of attorneys general today submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) arguing that a proposed rule to unlawfully fast-track more natural gas pipeline projects would likely raise consumers’ energy bills, increase air pollution, and worsen climate change.
7/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls 
Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its “Know Your Customer” (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYC rules require phone companies to know who is making calls through their networks and what kinds of business these customers are conducting.
7/27/2026 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Following Federal Court’s Decision Upholding Connecticut’s Handgun Age Restriction
Attorney General William Tong today announced a major victory defending Connecticut’s firearm safety laws after a federal court upheld the state’s restrictions on possession and purchase of handguns by individuals under the age of 21.
7/27/2026 Attorney General Tong Strongly Urges Trump Administration to Halt Unlawful Proposed Rule Amending U.S. EPA’s Regulations Implementing NEPA
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly urging it to refrain from moving forward with its proposed rule amending its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
7/24/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding PURA Draft Decision Further Decreasing Rates for Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding draft decisions issued this week by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority deepening revenue decreases for both Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG).