2022 Press Releases

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• 6/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Protect Children from Cannabis Copycat Products

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging Congress to protect children from cannabis copycat products.

• 6/27/2022 Attorney General Tong, National Coalition of Attorneys General Issue Joint Statement Reaffirming Commitment to Protecting Access to Abortion Care

  Attorney General William Tong and a national coalition of 21 attorneys general today issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care.

• 9/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Challenge to Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League seeking to repeal Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.

• 6/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected German Shepherds Seized from Higganum Home

  Attorney General William Tong this week moved for state custody of 28 neglected German Shepherd dogs seized from a Higganum home in May.

• 2/15/2022 Attorney General Tong Supports Adoption by the National Labor Relations Board of Stronger Standards for Protecting Workers from Misclassification

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in encouraging the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to strengthen the standard for protecting workers from misclassification by their employers as independent contractors — a designation that can deprive workers of wages earned, core workplace benefits, and the ability to organize.

• 6/3/2022 Attorney General Tong Cautions Against Potentially Deceptive Home Warranty Advertisements

  Attorney General William Tong today warned Connecticut homeowners to be on the lookout for potentially deceptive advertisements by home warranty companies.

• 6/10/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Federal Legislation to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposing a series of actions to protect access to reproductive health care in the wake of the leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health overturning Roe v. Wade.

• 8/4/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Florida "Don't Say Gay" Law

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing an amicus brief opposing Florida’s discriminatory “Don’t Say Gay” law. The law bans classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity, posing a serious threat to LGBTQ+ students who are particularly vulnerable to the harms caused by discrimination.

• 8/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on United Illuminating Rate Request

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a United Illuminating notice with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority filed today seeking to raise rates as much as 8 percent over three years.

• 3/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Fellow AGs in Alerting Consumers Impacted by the Massive 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach to Take Steps to Protect Their Personal Information

  Attorney General Tong urges all Connecticut residents who believe they were impacted by the data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity theft.

• 8/12/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office to Affirm Legitimacy of Connecticut Pardons

  Attorney General William Tong announced today an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut affirming that the Department of Homeland Security will recognize full and unconditional pardons granted by the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles as waiving deportability, based on a Connecticut conviction, under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s pardon waiver clause.

• 10/17/2022 Attorney General Tong, Commissioner Seagull Urge Awareness During International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull are urging Connecticut charities and donors to be on alert for bad actors and scams during this year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week.

• 3/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Testifies in Support of "An Act Concerning False Claims and Other Prohibited Acts"

  Attorney General William Tong testified today before the Judiciary Committee in support of Senate Bill No. 426: An Act Concerning False Claims and Other Prohibited Acts. The legislation seeks to expand the scope of Connecticut’s False Claims Act by removing provisions that limit application of these statutes to State-administered health or human services programs. The legislation would allow the Office of the Attorney General to pursue fraud and abuse of tax dollars anywhere in State government, while also protecting and encouraging those who step forward to report fraud and abuse in any State spending.

• 5/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Scrutiny of Eversource Smart Meter Plan

  Attorney General William Tong filed comments with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority seeking scrutiny of an Eversource proposal to charge ratepayers $620 million for new smart meter technology.

• 4/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Praises Confirmation of Vanessa Avery as United States Attorney

  Attorney General William Tong praised the confirmation today of Vanessa Avery to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Vanessa Avery currently serves as the Associate Attorney General for Enforcement, Litigation and Investigations in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General.