2022 Press Releases

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• 3/10/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Defense of Federal GHG Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles

  Attorney General Tong this week, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and six cities and counties, filed a motion to intervene in defense of federal greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards for light-duty vehicles.

• 3/7/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $4.8 Million Settlement With Redwood Toxicology Laboratory

  Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Attorney Leonard C. Boyle, and Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General announced today that Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc. has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which it will pay nearly $4.8 million to resolve allegations it overcharged the Connecticut Medicaid program for certain laboratory services.

• 1/10/2022 Office of The Attorney General Announces New Online Form For Submitting Data Breach Notifications

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a new online form designed to help businesses comply with their obligation to notify the Office of the Attorney General when they experience a data breach impacting Connecticut residents.

• 1/5/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Anniversary of January 6 Insurrection

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection

• 6/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Supports SEC Proposal to Require U.S. Companies to Disclose Financial Risk from Climate Change

• 9/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into Greenwich School Video

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he has invoked his civil rights enforcement authority to investigate any potentially illegal discrimination or other actionable misconduct related to a video that appears to contain troubling, discriminatory statements that appear to have been made by a Greenwich public school official.

• 5/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Reported Supreme Court Vote to Overturn Roe v. Wade

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding media reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade.

• 5/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Scrutiny of Eversource Smart Meter Plan

  Attorney General William Tong filed comments with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority seeking scrutiny of an Eversource proposal to charge ratepayers $620 million for new smart meter technology.

• 8/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Of 17 Attorneys General Opposing Florida’s Defense Of Discriminatory Voting Law

  Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 17 attorneys general opposing Florida’s discriminatory law that would make it more difficult for millions of Floridians—especially the elderly, people with disabilities, and people living in communities of color—to vote.

• 4/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Praises Confirmation of Vanessa Avery as United States Attorney

  Attorney General William Tong praised the confirmation today of Vanessa Avery to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Vanessa Avery currently serves as the Associate Attorney General for Enforcement, Litigation and Investigations in the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General.

• 8/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Postal Service to Address Deficiencies in Environmental Review Used to Justify Purchase of Gas-Powered Vehicle Fleet

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition in a comment letter supporting the U.S. Postal Service’s notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and purported commitment to purchasing a greater percentage of electric vehicles.

• 12/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Multistate Settlement with CarMax Over the Disclosure of Safety Recalls

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1 million multistate settlement with CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. and 35 attorneys general that will require CarMax to disclose open, unrepaired recalls related to the safety of its used vehicles. Connecticut will receive a payment of $20,589.46 through the settlement to support consumer protection enforcement.

• 8/4/2022 Attorney General Tong Calls for Extension of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 states in urging the Biden Administration to extend and expand temporary changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program to provide borrowers with more opportunities to get closer to loan forgiveness faster.

• 5/3/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passage of Asian American Studies Legislation

  Attorney General William Tong tonight praised passage of state legislation requiring Asian American and Pacific Islander studies to be included in social study curriculum for Connecticut public schools.

• 7/11/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Defending Federal Ghost Gun Regulations

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief defending federal ghost gun regulations against a challenge from a distributor of ghost gun components.