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.

2026 Press Releases

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6/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Mandates on Federal Contractors
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over the addition of new terms to federal contracts that – in the name of purging “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) from federal contracting – impose unclear and confusing requirements on contractors that may depart from antidiscrimination policies that contractors have followed for decades, and threaten severe penalties on federal contractors without adequate notice of what is prohibited.
3/27/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Dr. Henry C. Lee
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of world-renowned forensic scientist Dr. Henry C. Lee, former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety and Connecticut State Police.
5/8/2026 Attorney General Tong Wins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs
Attorney General William Tong yesterday secured an order invalidating President Trump’s latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on products purchased by American consumers and businesses.
6/8/2026 Attorney General Wins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful $100k Tax for H-1B Visas
Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding a final ruling from the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts finding unlawful and vacating the Trump Administration’s policy imposing a $100,000 tax payment on new H-1B visa petitions.
2/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Major Win in Challenge to Connecticut Captive Audience Law
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after a federal district court judge granted the state’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s challenge to Connecticut’s captive audience law.
3/31/2026 Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to outdated standards that harm the environment and public health.
3/18/2026 Attorney General Tong Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity
ttorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters.
2/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement Following Meeting with Concierge Management
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after concluding a meeting with senior leadership of JRK Property Holdings, the California-based real estate investment company that manages Concierge Apartments in Rocky Hill.
3/19/2026 Attorney General Tong Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 24 states and 12 counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s unlawful attempt to rescind its science-based 2009 Endangerment Finding – the agency’s seminal determination that greenhouse gas pollution from motor vehicles drives climate change and endangers public health and welfare.
3/18/2026 Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump’s illegal tariffs.
3/26/2026 Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies’ use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans without judicial, legislative, or public oversight.
6/29/2026 Attorney General Tong Blocks Illegal Cartel to Drive Down Egg Prices
Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of 17 states today announced a $3.3 million settlement with three of the nation’s largest egg producers, resolving a joint state and federal investigation into a long-running illegal scheme to manipulate egg prices. As part of the settlement, the producers must also deliver 53 million free eggs to food banks and community service organizations nationwide.
2/17/2026 Attorney General Tong Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its December 11, 2025 order that prohibited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program (BRIC) and directed the agency to promptly take all steps necessary to reverse the termination.
4/17/2026 Attorney General Tong calls on CFPB to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement and Consumer Protection
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency’s statutory obligation to supervise financial institutions, weaken enforcement, and result in less relief and protection for consumers. 
2/2/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG
Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. (“Lannett”) and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“Bausch”), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs.