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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7/2/2024 Attorney General Tong Opens Investigation Into Capulet Entertainment
Attorney General William Tong today opened an investigation into Capulet Entertainment following dozens of consumer complaints regarding the abrupt collapse of the three-day Capulet Fest 2024 music festival.
1/30/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Fair Wages for Federal Contract Workers
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting the federal government’s actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors.
8/23/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Lawsuit Against RealPage Inc. for Alleged Antitrust Violations
Attorney General William Tong and the United States Department of Justice, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords use to price apartments.
1/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Stop Sales of Military-Grade Ammunition Used in Mass Shootings
Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific recent mass shootings.
8/15/2024 Attorney General Tong Calls on Insurance Department to Reject Unjustified Rate Increase Requests
In a letter sent to Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais, Attorney General William Tong argued that rate increases sought by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, ConnectiCare, and United/Oxford are unsupported by evidence and must be rejected.
10/25/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $39 Million Connecticut False Claims Act Judgment Against Assured Rx Pharmacy for Kickback Scheme Involving Retired State Employees
Attorney General William Tong today announced a Hartford Superior Court judge has found Florida-based pharmacy, Assured Rx, LLC liable for $39 million in treble damages and civil penalties under the Connecticut False Claims Act (CFCA) in a kickback scheme involving illegal payments to retired state employees for costly compound drug prescriptions.
10/29/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Hilario's Towing Over Illegal Junk Fees
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $65,000 settlement with Hilario Truck Center and Hilario’s Service Center, resolving an investigation into thousands of dollars of illegally collected junk fees.
12/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Unanimously Elected President-Elect of National Association of Attorneys General
In a unanimous vote by all attorneys general, Democrat and Republican, Attorney General William Tong was elected to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General.
8/5/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision in Google Antitrust Case
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following today’s decision in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that Google illegally maintained an online monopoly in the online search market.
3/4/2024 Attorney General Tong Secures $5 Million Prejudgment Remedy in Case Against Stone Academy
Attorney General William Tong today announced the State has secured a $5 million prejudgment remedy against Stone Academy, affirming the strength of the State’s case against the defunct for-profit nursing school.
10/9/2024 Attorney General Tong Co-Leads $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
Attorney General Tong announced today that a coalition of 50 attorneys general, co-led by Connecticut, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases.
9/6/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Insurance Rate Increases
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding rate increases approved today by the Connecticut Insurance Department for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, ConnectiCare and United/Oxford plans available on the individual and small group market, both on and off the state-sponsored exchange.
8/2/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Minnesota Law That Prohibits Concealed Carry by Individuals Under 21
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public.
8/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Reaches Agreement with Northwell Health and Nuvance Health to Preserve Labor & Delivery Services at Sharon Hospital and Strengthen Access to Local Healthcare in Western Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong today announced an agreement with Northwell Health, Inc. and Northwell Healthcare, Inc. (collectively “Northwell”) and Nuvance Health (Nuvance) to preserve labor and delivery services at Sharon Hospital and to strengthen access to local healthcare in Western Connecticut, resolving the antitrust investigation into the proposed affiliation between the two hospital systems.
10/18/2024 Attorney General Tong Opposes Needless Barriers to Mifepristone Access in North Carolina
Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access in North Carolina.