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.

2023 Press Releases

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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.
7/21/2023 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.
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).
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.
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.
12/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Takes Action to Stop Illegal Gun Trafficking
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking.
5/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Oakland and San Francisco’s Efforts to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Misleading the Public, Worsening the Climate Crisis
Attorney General William Tong, joining a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general led by California, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the City of Oakland and the City and County of San Francisco’s efforts to hold major fossil fuel-producing companies accountable for their misleading actions that have worsened the climate crisis.
9/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Comments Supporting DOJ and FTC’s Revised Merger Guidelines
Attorney General William Tong has joined two separate multistate coalitions in submitting comments to the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning their proposed revisions to the Merger Guidelines.
8/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Providing Comments to Federal Trade Commission in Effort to Better Prevent and Prosecute Cases of Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices
Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a coalition of 30 attorneys general nationwide in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of a bipartisan effort to improve collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general.
1/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Tragic Death of State Rep. Quentin Williams
6/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Supports FTC Amendments to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Auto-Renewals
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 26 state attorneys general submitted comments in support of Federal Trade Commission amendments to the Negative Option Rule protecting consumers from deceptive auto-renewal programs.
8/15/2023 Attorney General Tong to Insurance Department: Unjustified Rate Requests Must be Rejected
In a letter today to Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais, Attorney General William Tong argued that double-digit rate increases sought by Anthem, Cigna and ConnectiCare are unjustified, unsupported by evidence, and must be rejected.