2019 Press Releases

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• 5/1/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH DEVELOPERS FOR REHABILITATION OF MAIN STREET WILLIMANTIC HISTORIC DISTRICT

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a negotiated settlement agreement between the state and two property developers to preserve the historic Nathan Hale Hotel building and enhance the Main Street Historic District in Willimantic.

• 8/22/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS 51 ATTORNEYS GENERAL AND 12 COMPANIES IN FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that a bipartisan, public/private coalition that he joined, consisting of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies, has agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls.

• 3/4/2019 CONNECTICUT JOINS 21-STATE COALITION TO SUE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER TITLE X “GAG RULE”

  Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general announcing a challenge the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s domestic gag rule altering the Title X family planning program. The multistate lawsuit will be filed tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5th, in the U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon.

• 12/6/2019 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN TWEED-NEW HAVEN AIRPORT CASE

  The Office of the Attorney General today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Tweed-New Haven Airport Authority v. Tong.

• 6/14/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG AND CONSUMER COUNSEL KATZ URGE UI CUSTOMERS TO CHECK BILLS FOLLOWING RATE NOTICE ERROR

  (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Counsel Elin Katz urged United Illuminating customers to check their bills following an error by UI informing consumers of an inaccurate standard service rate beginning July 1. As a result of the inaccurate rates posted by UI on the Energize CT website, some consumers may have switched to a third-party electric supplier on the incorrect understanding that switching would save them money.

• 3/28/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WARN AGAINST FEE FOR BENEFITS SCHEME

  After becoming aware that Connecticut veterans have been charged potentially illegal fees for preparation of veterans' benefit applications, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Thomas Saadi urged veterans and their families to immediately report such schemes and reminded the public that it is illegal to charge for preparation or presentation of veterans' benefit applications in most circumstances.

• 5/24/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS MULTISTATE COALITION TO OPPOSE FEDERAL ROLLBACK OF OVERTIME PROTECTIONS

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) not to adopt its proposal which reverses federal overtime protections for workers.

• 5/24/2019 AG TONG JOINS COALITION CALLING FOR AUTOMATIC DISCHARGES OF STUDENT LOANS FOR TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED VETERANS

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 52 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service.

• 7/23/2019 AG TONG JOINS 18-STATE COALITION SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA'S BAN ON LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a group of 18 state attorneys general to defend California’s ban on large-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

• 7/11/2019 AG TONG, DCP COMMISSIONER SEAGULL ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT WITH HEALTH INSURER PREMERA OVER FAILURE TO PROTECT SENSITIVE DATA OF MILLIONS NATIONWIDE

  Attorney General William Tong and 29 other attorneys general filed a settlement today that requires Premera Blue Cross to pay a total of $10 million because of its failure to secure sensitive consumer data.

• 7/1/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG JOINS LAWSUIT TO FORCE EPA TO ISSUE RULE ON TOXIC ASBESTOS

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to initiate a rulemaking to help regulate asbestos.

• 8/29/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG DENOUNCES TRUMP PLAN TO ROLLBACK METHANE REGULATIONS

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement denouncing the latest Trump Administration plan to rollback regulation of methane emissions, one of the leading contributors to climate change.

• 7/2/2019 AG TONG STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S DECISION TO ABANDON EFFORTS TO ADD CITIZENSHIP QUESTION TO 2020 CENSUS

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced today it would abandon its unrelenting effort to add the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

• 3/27/2019 ATTORNEY GENERAL, REVENUE SERVICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSIONERS WARN AGAINST FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT AND SCAMS

  Attorney General William Tong, Revenue Services Commissioner Scott Jackson, and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull cautioned taxpayers today to remain vigilant on multiple fronts about identity theft, unscrupulous preparers, and scams related to the filing of their tax returns.

• 12/9/2019 WAYZARO WALTON WILL REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES -- BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS AFFIRMS THAT CONNECTICUT PARDONS COUNT

  Attorney General William Tong Personally Argued Case Before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, filed Amicus Brief with Board of Immigration Appeals