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.

2023 Press Releases

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4/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Extension of Supreme Court Stay Preserving Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after U.S Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay of the Texas medication abortion decision that would suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of mifepristone. The stay is now in effect through Friday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m.
10/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Lower Court Ruling on Medication Abortion
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear and reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s ruling reinstating medically unnecessary restrictions on medication abortion.
10/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Brief Supporting Supreme Court Challenge to Baseball Antitrust Exemption that Harmed Norwich Sea Unicorns, Dozens of Teams Nationwide
Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to the baseball antitrust exemption, which has unfairly harmed the Norwich Sea Unicorns and dozens of minor league teams nationwide.
6/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Affirming Robust, Fair Reading of False Claims Act
Attorney General William Tong praised a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that affirmed a robust and fair reading of the False Claims Act (FCA).
1/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Tragic Death of State Rep. Quentin Williams
6/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Supports FTC Amendments to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Auto-Renewals
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 26 state attorneys general submitted comments in support of Federal Trade Commission amendments to the Negative Option Rule protecting consumers from deceptive auto-renewal programs.
8/15/2023 Attorney General Tong to Insurance Department: Unjustified Rate Requests Must be Rejected
In a letter today to Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais, Attorney General William Tong argued that double-digit rate increases sought by Anthem, Cigna and ConnectiCare are unjustified, unsupported by evidence, and must be rejected.
8/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging the Passing of G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act
Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act.
5/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Russian Sanctions
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding news that he and other attorneys general who condemned the January 6 insurrection and defended the legitimacy of the 2020 election against baseless legal challenges have been banned from Russia and subjected to financial restrictions.
11/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Norwich Oncology Practice Over Illegal Rebates
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $77,655 settlement with Eastern Connecticut Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C. (ECHO), resolving allegations that the Norwich practice accepted pharmaceutical rebates barred under Medicaid rules.
11/3/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Rate Hike Requests from Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding rate hike requests filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG).
4/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces 3,000 Packages of Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized and Destroyed Following Settlement With U.S. Postal Service
Attorney General William Tong announced today that approximately 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes were detected, seized, and destroyed in the first quarter of 2023 due to reforms enacted through a settlement between Connecticut, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, the City of New York and the U.S. Postal Service. Of those seized packages, 44 were destined for addresses in Connecticut.
6/9/2023 Attorney General Tong Responds to Double-Digit Rate Hikes Sought by Health Insurers
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding double-digit rate hikes sought by nine health insurers for individual and small group plans on Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.
2/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Authority to Recover State Funds from Seriously Deficient Nursing Homes Causing Harm to Patients
Attorney General William Tong today urged support for legislation empowering the Office of the Attorney General to recover state funds from seriously deficient long term care facilities causing harm to patients.
9/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition in Fight Against Idaho's Radical Abortion Ban
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general backing the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion. In an amicus brief filed in United States of America v. Idaho, the multistate coalition supported the U.S. government’s argument that the ban conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that requires doctors and hospitals to provide necessary abortion care to pregnant people in case of medical emergencies.