2023 Press Releases

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• 7/25/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition to Expand Language Access for Severe Weather Emergency Alerts

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general and New York City in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand language access for critical government alerts sent to cell phones, known as Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs).

• 9/26/2023 Connecticut Joins FTC, States Suing Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general today suing Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, degrade quality for shoppers, overcharge sellers, stifle innovation, and prevent rivals from fairly competing against Amazon.

• 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.

• 2/2/2023 Attorney General Tong, Secretary of the State Thomas Warn Against New Government Imposter Scam Targeting Connecticut Businesses

  Attorney General William Tong and Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas today warned businesses to avoid a new potential government imposter scam targeting Connecticut businesses.

• 8/25/2023 Attorney General Tong Releases Statement on Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Approval of Final Decision on United Illuminating Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following the final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting all but $23 million of a bloated and unsupported $130.7 million rate hike sought by United Illuminating (UI).

• 7/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Letter to Senators Urging Reforms to Strengthen 340B Drug Discount Program

  Attorney General William Tong today led 23 attorneys general signing letter to a bipartisan coalition of United States senators urging them to reform and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program to ensure that essential “safety net” health providers can more effectively provide affordable medicines and a comprehensive range of health-related services to financially vulnerable patients.

• 7/11/2023 Attorney General Tong: Strong Anti-Discrimination Laws Continue to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong today released guidance affirming strong state and federal anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ rights after the painful and wrongly decided U.S. Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative v. Elenis.

• 4/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Dual Decisions Affecting Access to Medication Abortion Mifepristone

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after dual decisions affecting access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone were issued in Texas and Washington.

• 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.

• 4/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Fight Back Against Decision to Block Mifepristone Access

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide.

• 6/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Stronger Standards for Dangerous Mercury Emissions from Power Plants

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general and cities to file comments in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to update and strengthen the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).

• 8/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement Praising Office of Health Strategy Proposed Decision Rejecting Application to Close Labor and Delivery Services at Sharon Hospital

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a proposed decision by the Office of Health Strategy rejecting the application to close labor and delivery services at Sharon Hospital.

• 12/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Combat Air Pollution

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of attorneys general and localities in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Kentucky v. EPA to defend the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority under the Clean Air Act to ensure that each state does its fair share to reduce the air pollution that travels into other states.

• 2/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Banking Reforms in Aftermath of M&T Conversion

  Attorney General William Tong today sought new investigative authority over bank consumer financial protection failures following the fraught merger between People’s United and M&T banks.