2023 Press Releases

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• 6/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises Unanimous Passage of Legislation Directing JUUL Vaping Settlement Funds to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations

  Attorney General William Tong today praised unanimous votes in both the state House of Representatives and Senate advancing legislation directing funds received through the $438.5 million multistate vaping settlement with JUUL to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAOs) to combat youth vaping and nicotine use. The legislation, backed by the Office of the Attorney General, also supports updating the existing reporting requirements for opioid settlement funds to make clear that municipalities must comply with the same reporting requirements already in place for state-administered funds.

• 5/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises Bipartisan House Vote to Expand Fraud-Fighting Authority

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a nearly unanimous 138-7 vote in the state House of Representatives to approve expanded authority for the Office of the Attorney General to fight fraud and abuse across state government.

• 2/20/2023 Attorney General Tong Launches Inquiry into Sun Communities Over Beechwood Community Concerns, Submits Testimony in Support of Mobile Manufactured Home Park Residents

  Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to Sun Community management opening an inquiry into longstanding property management concerns at Beechwood Community mobile manufactured home park in Killingworth. Attorney General Tong additionally submitted testimony regarding two legislative proposals seeking to ensure mobile home parks in Connecticut remain both affordable and well-managed.

• 2/2/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $384K Settlement with Community Mental Health Affiliates Over Medicaid Overbilling

  Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced that Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (“CMHA”), has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which it will pay $384,322 to resolve allegations it overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program for certain behavioral health services.

• 8/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Fifth Circuit Decision Limiting Access to Medication Abortion

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today limiting access to medication abortion in many states across the country. Due to proactive litigation Attorney General Tong filed with 17 states and the District of Columbia in Washington state, access to medication abortion in Connecticut is not impacted.

• 8/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins 20 States in Opposing Anti-Transgender Laws in Tennessee, Kentucky

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing dangerous laws in Kentucky and Tennessee that severely limit transgender youths' access to critical and lifesaving healthcare.

• 1/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting New York Concealed Carry Law

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general supporting New York’s concealed carry regulations by asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit to reverse a lower court decision that preliminarily enjoined certain aspects of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA).

• 2/21/2023 Attorney General Tong, Legislators Announce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Connecticut's Anti-Robocall Laws

  Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of legislators today announced new proposed legislation to strengthen Connecticut’s ability to fight obnoxious and intrusive robocalls.

• 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.

• 2/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into Stone Academy

  Attorney General William Tong today announced an investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by Stone Academy after the nursing school abruptly closed its doors leaving students’ educational plans in limbo.

• 2/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Seeking to Protect Public Funds from Fraud

  Attorney General William Tong led a bipartisan coalition in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect publicly funded programs from fraud by adopting a robust and fair reading of the False Claims Act (FCA).

• 12/6/2023 Attorney General Tong Elected Vice President of National Association of Attorneys General

  In a unanimous vote this week by fellow attorneys general, Attorney General William Tong was elected Vice President of the National Association of Attorneys General.

• 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).

• 7/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Releases Statement on Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Decision on United Illuminating Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejecting all but $2 million of a bloated and unsupported $130.7 million rate hike sought by United Illuminating. Attorney General Tong praised PURA for imposing a $2 million annual penalty he sought for the company’s ongoing failure to remediate the former English Station power plant in New Haven.

• 2/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues FDA Over Unlawful, Unnecessary Restrictions on Medication Abortion Drug

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate federal lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) accusing it of singling out one of the two drugs used for medication abortions for excessively burdensome regulation, despite ample evidence that the drug is safer than Tylenol. The attorneys general also filed a preliminary injunction asking the court to halt the enforcement of the FDA’s restrictions on mifepristone while the case continues.