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.

2020 Press Releases

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2/11/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding court approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger.
4/24/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes Plan to Gut Federal Nutrition Standards for School Meals
Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general opposing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rollbacks of nutrition standards for school meals. In comments filed with the USDA, the coalition argues that the proposed rule substantially weakens existing standards for the school meals that tens of millions of children rely on every day and lacks any sound basis in nutrition science.
2/4/2020 Attorney General Tong, DSS Commissioner Gifford Announce $200,000 Settlement and Suspension Agreement with East Hartford Behavioral Health Providers, Resolving False Claims Act Lawsuit
Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford announced today that an East Hartford company and its owner have agreed to pay $200,000, and will be suspended from participating in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP) for a period of five years, for allegedly engaging in a systematic and persistent pattern of submitting false claims to the CMAP, which includes the state's Medicaid program.
4/24/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges PURA to Consider Equity and Fairness in Energy Investments
In comments filed with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Office of the Attorney General urged regulators to consider questions of equity and fairness in energy infrastructure investments as our state and nation face unprecedented economic upheaval from the COVID-19 public health crisis.
9/29/2020 AG Tong Joins Coalition Defending Texas County Clerk's Decision to Send Mail-In Voting Applications
Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 17 state attorneys general defending a Texas county clerk’s decision to send mail-in ballot applications to registered voters ahead of the November election.
3/13/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces PURA Has Granted Emergency Moratorium on Utility Shut Offs
Attorney General William Tong announced today that the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has granted an emergency moratorium on electric, natural gas, and water utility shut-offs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of the Attorney General filed a formal petition Thursday seeking to cease all utility service terminations for a 30 day period subject to renewal to ensure all residents may safely remain home during the epidemic.
4/22/2020 AG Tong and DCP Warn Against Pyramid Schemes Proliferating During COVID19 Crisis
Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull today warned consumers to avoid pyramid schemes proliferating on social media during the current COVID-19 public health crisis.
5/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Senate to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, led by Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, urging the U.S. Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which expired more than a year ago. As isolation and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risk to domestic violence victims, the Senate must to act immediately, the attorneys general argue.
5/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Connecticut Counseling Centers Over Drug Testing Overpayments
Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $295,211 joint federal/state settlement with Connecticut Counseling Centers (CCC) resolving overpayments for drug testing.
8/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $85 Million Multistate Settlement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has helped secure a more that $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively “Honda”), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States. The systems were designed and manufactured by Takata Corporation, a long-time Honda supplier, and were first installed in Honda vehicles in the 2001 model year.
11/30/2020 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass Extension for CARES Act Funding as Pandemic Impacts Economy
Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 47 attorneys general urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021.
12/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins 23-State Coalition Encouraging Diversity and Local Ownership in Broadcast Media
State Attorneys General Argue Before Supreme Court that a Diverse and Local Media Benefits Communities, Democracy
2/11/2020 Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Take Steps Towards Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in submitting a letter strongly urging both houses of Congress to remove any ratification deadline that may apply to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and in doing so, clarify that ERA must become a part of the U.S. Constitution.
4/13/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Reconsider Public Charge Rule Due to COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of three states and New York City in filing a motion to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit implementation of the Public Charge Rule in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis.
3/27/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Trump Administration to Ease Restrictions and Allow Medical Professionals to Research Solutions to COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general led by California in sending a letter to President Trump and the Department of Health and Human Services calling on the Administration to end its research ban on fetal tissue to aid the nation’s medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic.