2024 Press Releases

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• 4/8/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Judge Medina's Decision to Hear Further Input on AR in Neglected Goats Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after Judge Maximino Medina’s decision to hear further input regarding Nancy Burton’s thirty days of Accelerated Rehabilitation (AR).

• 11/18/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on United Illuminating Winter Rate Increase

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the announcement from United Illuminating that standard services rates will rise by 4.7 percent in January, resulting in a total average bill increase of $11.61 per month.

• 10/8/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Escalating Efforts to Force TikTok Compliance with Active and Ongoing Investigation

  Attorney General William Tong today announced escalating efforts to force TikTok’s compliance with the active and ongoing multistate investigation into harm to youth mental health.

• 5/13/2024 Attorney General Tong Files Suit Against Altice Over Unlawful "Network Enhancement Fee"

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a lawsuit against Altice/Optimum Online, seeking to halt and recoup millions of dollars in unlawfully charged “Network Enhancement Fees.” The complaint further seeks to hold the company accountable for buried disclosures regarding limits to advertised speeds.

• 3/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Superior Court Decision Affirming PURA Rejection of Aquarion Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Superior Court decision affirming the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejection of Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike request.

• 3/25/2024 Attorney General Tong Shuts Down Ghost Gun Dealer Following Illegal Sales in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that Florida-based ghost gun dealer Steel Fox Firearms will dissolve in a settlement with the State following the sale of illegal, untraceable ghost gun parts in Connecticut.

• 10/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $5 Million Judgment Against Bankrupt Vision Solar

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that a Hartford Superior Court judge has imposed a $5 million stipulated judgment against Vision Solar, settling the lawsuit brought by the Office of the Attorney General over high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresentations, delays and unpermitted work.

• 9/24/2024 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinion Regarding 2024 Budgeting Process

  Attorney General William Tong today released Formal Opinion 2024-002 addressing the legislature’s 2024 budgeting process.

• 10/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with EnergyBillCruncher Over Misleading Solar Claims

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $20,000 settlement with EnergyBillCruncher.com, resolving an investigation regarding false claims on social media

• 6/28/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overturning Chevron Doctrine

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Emergency Abortion Care

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States, in which the Biden Administration had challenged Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

• 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.

• 9/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Instagram Teen Accounts

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Meta’s new Instagram Teen Accounts. Meta announced today they will be rolling out new accounts for teens ages 13-17.

• 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.

• 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.