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.

2024 Press Releases

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1/16/2024 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinion Regarding Ranked Choice Voting
Attorney General William Tong today released Formal Opinion 2024-001 addressing whether the Connecticut constitution allows for ranked choice voting in general elections for state office.
5/28/2024 Attorney General Tong Sues Naugatuck Used Car Dealership Over Deceptive Sales of Potentially Unsafe Vehicles
Attorney General William Tong today announced a lawsuit against A Better Way Wholesale Autos, Inc. of Naugatuck, alleging that the dealership offered for sale used vehicles lacking necessary safety inspections and related documentation.
2/1/2024 Attorney General Tong Releases Report on Connecticut Data Privacy Act
Attorney General William Tong today released a report detailing the actions of the Office of the Attorney General to educate consumers and businesses and enforce compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) since the new law took effect on July 1, 2023.
2/15/2024 Attorney General Tong Calls on FDA to Protect Children from Lead and Other Toxic Metals in Baby Food
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take urgent action to protect babies and young children nationwide from lead and other toxic metals in baby food.
12/6/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Antitrust Settlement with Asphalt Paving Companies and Their Principals Over Alleged Bid-Rigging
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $360,756 settlement with B & W Paving & Landscaping, LLC (B &W) and Advance Resources, LLC (AR), and their principals resolving an investigation initiated in early 2023 into illegal bid-rigging on a state paving contract in violation of the Connecticut Antitrust Act.
2/8/2024 Attorney General Tong Supports Federal Trade Commission’s Rule Outlawing Junk Fees
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.
6/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson and Johnson
Attorney General William Tong and 42 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As part of the settlement, Connecticut will receive $9,273,125.22.
4/8/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Judge Medina's Decision to Hear Further Input on AR in Neglected Goats Case
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after Judge Maximino Medina’s decision to hear further input regarding Nancy Burton’s thirty days of Accelerated Rehabilitation (AR).
3/25/2024 Attorney General Tong Shuts Down Ghost Gun Dealer Following Illegal Sales in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong announced today that Florida-based ghost gun dealer Steel Fox Firearms will dissolve in a settlement with the State following the sale of illegal, untraceable ghost gun parts in Connecticut.
10/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $5 Million Judgment Against Bankrupt Vision Solar
Attorney General William Tong announced today that a Hartford Superior Court judge has imposed a $5 million stipulated judgment against Vision Solar, settling the lawsuit brought by the Office of the Attorney General over high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresentations, delays and unpermitted work.
10/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with EnergyBillCruncher Over Misleading Solar Claims
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $20,000 settlement with EnergyBillCruncher.com, resolving an investigation regarding false claims on social media
3/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Superior Court Decision Affirming PURA Rejection of Aquarion Rate Hike
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Superior Court decision affirming the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejection of Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike request.
10/7/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attack on Israel
Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement on the anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
10/4/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on PURA Decision Regarding Rates for Connecticut Natural Gas and Souther Connecticut Gas
Attorney General William Tong issued a statement regarding the draft decisions issued by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to decrease revenue for Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) customers by $19 million and increase revenue for Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) customers by $6.2 million.
10/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $27 Million Multistate False Claims Settlement with Precision Diagnostics
Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut has joined the United States, the District of Columbia, and 42 other States in settling allegations against Precision Toxicology, LLC d/b/a Precision Diagnostics, Inc. (“Precision”).