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 June 11, 2026, and July 11, 2026.

2020 Press Releases

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5/22/2020 Federal Court of Appeals Court Strikes Down Immigration Court Ruling Denying Connecticut Resident the Benefit of a State Pardon
On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed an immigration court decision that denied Richard Marvin Thompson the full benefit of his Connecticut pardon.
5/27/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $82,500 False Claims Settlement With Brookfield Dentist
Attorney General William Tong today announced an $82,500 civil False Claims Act settlement with Brookfield dentist Rawa Hassan regarding overcharges for dental restoration fillings the state alleges she did not provide.
4/21/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges 3M to Take Further Measures to Prevent Price Gouging of Personal Protective Equipment
Attorney General William Tong has joined Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring and 19 attorneys general in urging 3M to do more to combat inflated prices of N95 respirators and other desperately needed personal protective equipment (PPE).
11/7/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transfer of Power
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the peaceful transfer of power.
5/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Senate to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, led by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, urging the U.S. Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which expired more than a year ago. As isolation and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risk to domestic violence victims, the Senate must to act immediately, the attorneys general argue.
5/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Connecticut Counseling Centers Over Drug Testing Overpayments
Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $295,211 joint federal/state settlement with Connecticut Counseling Centers (CCC) resolving overpayments for drug testing.
8/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $85 Million Multistate Settlement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has helped secure a more that $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively “Honda”), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The systems were designed and manufactured by Takata Corporation, a long-time Honda supplier, and were first installed in Honda vehicles in the 2001 model year.
1/16/2020 Connecticut Sues to Block Federal Plan to Eliminate Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 Struggling Americans
Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 15 attorneys general and New York City in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000 Americans – including almost 26,000 people in Connecticut.
11/25/2020 A Thanksgiving Message from Attorney General William Tong
3/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Releases Guidance on Price Gouging Enforcement
Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement and guidance on price gouging enforcement after Gov. Ned Lamont declared civil preparedness and public health emergencies.
9/21/2020 AG Tong Warns Connecticut Residents to be on Alert for Utility Scams
Attorney General William Tong today urged Connecticut residents to be on alert for utility scams after multiple reports of consumers receiving calls purporting to be from Eversource and threatening imminent shut-off of electricity if a payment was not made.
11/30/2020 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Extension for CARES Act Funding as Pandemic Impacts Economy
Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 47 attorneys general urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021.
12/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins 23-State Coalition Encouraging Diversity and Local Ownership in Broadcast Media
State Attorneys General Argue Before Supreme Court that a Diverse and Local Media Benefits Communities, Democracy
2/11/2020 Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Take Steps Towards Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in submitting a letter strongly urging both houses of Congress to remove any ratification deadline that may apply to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and in doing so, clarify that ERA must become a part of the U.S. Constitution.
4/13/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Reconsider Public Charge Rule Due to COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of three states and New York City in filing a motion to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit implementation of the Public Charge Rule in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis.