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• 11/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding PURA Final Decision Increasing Yankee Gas Rates by $82 Million

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the final decision issued today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority increasing rates for Yankee Gas customers by $82 million.

• 11/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Seeks to Halt Tariffs in Landmark Case at U.S. Supreme Court

  Today, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in a landmark case challenging the federal government’s use of emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs.

• 11/4/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Final Ruling Blocking Illegal Conditioning of Transportation Grant Funding

  Attorney General William Tong today secured a permanent injunction from the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island blocking the Trump Administration’s effort to unlawfully impose immigration enforcement requirements on billions of dollars in annual U.S. Department of Transportation grants.

• 11/3/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Trump Choice to Partially Fund SNAP and Weaponize Hunger for Political Gain

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the decision made today by the United States Department of Agriculture to use only contingency funds to partially fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the shutdown, furthering President Donald Trump’s cruel strategy to weaponize hunger for perceived political advantage.

• 11/3/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues U.S. Department of Education to Block Public Service Loan Forgiveness Restrictions

  Attorney General William Tong and 21 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which allows government and nonprofit employees to have their federal student loans forgiven after ten years of service.

• 10/31/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Order in SNAP Benefits Case

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issued an order finding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to fund the program during the ongoing federal government shutdown.

• 10/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Next Steps in Grocery Pricing Inquiry

  Attorney General William Tong sent a letter to five of the top food distributors with footprints in Connecticut, expanding the state’s inquiry into unaffordable grocery prices that have remained stubbornly high since initial spikes during the COVID pandemic.

• 10/29/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads 38 Attorneys General Urging Congress to Prevent the Sale of Dangerous and Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC Products

  Attorney General William Tong, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general urging congressional leaders to clarify the definition of “hemp,” which bad actors have exploited due to a perceived loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill.

• 10/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding PURA Final Decision Increasing United Illuminating Rates by $66 Million

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the final decision issued today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority increasing rates for United Illuminating ratepayers by $66 million.

• 10/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Suspending SNAP Benefits

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general and three governors today in filing a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than 40 million Americans buy food, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

• 10/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Two Court Orders to Protect Connecticut Education Funding

  Attorney General William Tong this week secured two court orders in two separate lawsuits blocking the Trump Administration from unlawful cuts harming Connecticut students.

• 10/23/2025 Attorney General Tong Secures Settlement with Online Clothing Retailer Regarding Deceptive Advertising and Billing Practices

  ttorney General William Tong today announced a $1 million multistate settlement with TFG Holding, Inc., an online clothing retailer that offers shoes, clothing, and accessories across several different brands, including JustFab, ShoeDazzle, and FabKids.

• 10/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Brief in Supreme Court of the United States to Prevent Trump’s Unlawful Deployment of National Guard to Chicago

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of Illinois and the City of Chicago against President Trump’s unlawful, unconstitutional, and undemocratic deployment of the National Guard.

• 10/20/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads Brief Fighting Unlawful Defunding of Planned Parenthood

  Attorney General William Tong, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James, today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit supporting Planned Parenthood in its challenge to the Trump Administration’s unlawful efforts to defund its health centers.

• 10/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Supports Challenge to Executive Orders Unlawfully Targeting Transgender Individuals and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Initiatives

  Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting a legal challenge to President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and programs that support transgender individuals.