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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3/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Kia and Hyundai for Swifter Action to Protect Vehicle Owners, Public Safety
Attorney General Tong, along with a nationwide coalition of 23 attorneys general, is calling on Kia America (Kia) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) to take swift and comprehensive action to help remedy the crisis of car thefts that has occurred due to the companies’ failure to equip vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers.
3/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Moves to Revoke or Reduce Pension of John F. Bernardo
Attorney General William Tong this week moved to revoke or reduce the pension of former West Haven housing specialist John F. Bernardo following his federal guilty plea to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud charge involving COVID relief funds.
6/12/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges FCC to Clarify Rules Concerning Consent for Telemarketing Robocalls and Texts
Attorney General William Tong is joining a coalition of state attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain express written consent before contacting consumers. That consent, the attorneys general say, must be between one consumer and one seller or business entity.
2/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Submits Testimony Regarding Ban on Flavored Tobacco
Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony concerning House Bill 6488, An Act Concerning Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And Vapor Products.
8/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Calling for Broader, More Robust Federal Strategy to Fight Plastic Pollution Crisis
Attorney General William Tong today announced joining a coalition of 14 attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to adopt a more comprehensive strategy to combat the plastic pollution crisis.
4/18/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $243K False Claims Settlement with Behavioral Health Provider K-Assist
Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Vanessa Avery today announced a $234, 064.89 settlement with Kelly Stutzman and her company K-Assist, resolving allegations that the behavioral health provider violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.
6/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Refutes Stone Academy Misdirection, Calls on School Leaders to Put "All of Their Money on the Table" to Make Horrible Situation Right for Hundreds of Students
Attorney General William Tong today thoroughly refuted efforts by Stone Academy to re-write history, to falsely blame its mismanagement and abrupt closure on state officials, and to shirk responsibility for the serious harm they have inflicted on their nursing students.
9/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges Action to Protect Borrowers as Student Loan Payments Resume
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling for stronger measures to protect borrowers as student loan payments resume on the precipice of a looming government shutdown.
9/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Gas Rate Hike Request by Southern CT Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding rate hikes sought by Southern Connecticut Natural Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, both owned by United Illuminating.
12/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Partnership with FCC's Privacy & Data Protection Task Force
Attorney General William Tong joined with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to announce a new initiative to strengthen and formalize the cooperation between the FCC and the states of Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters.
10/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Open Letter Supporting Yelp’s Efforts to Provide Consumers Accurate Information about Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in an open letter supporting Yelp’s efforts to ensure that consumers are provided with clear and accurate information about the limitations of services and staffing offered by Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs).
10/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Expands Complaint Against Stone Academy
Attorney General William Tong today expanded the state’s case against Stone Academy, filing an amended complaint detailing millions of dollars siphoned from the for-profit nursing school by Stone’s owners while students were deprived of a promised education.
6/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Blocking Student Debt Relief
Attorney General William Tong today released a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Nebraska blocking the Biden Administration’s targeted plan to cancel some student loan debt.
4/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Force Stone Academy Owners to Comply With Investigative Demands
Attorney General William Tong today sought a court order forcing Stone Academy’s owners to comply with the state’s ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy.
10/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $49.5 Million Multistate Settlement with Blackbaud for Data Breach Impacting Thousands of Nonprofits and Millions of Consumers
Attorney General William Tong joined 49 other attorneys general today announcing a settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and response to a 2020 ransomware event that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers across the United States. Under the settlement, Blackbaud has agreed to overhaul its data security and breach notification practices and make a $49.5 million payment to states. Connecticut will receive $602,303 from the settlement.