2021 Press Releases

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• 10/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Ban

  Today, Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to stop Texas’ unconstitutional six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), by vacating the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ stay of a District Court order blocking the ban from going into effect.

• 6/4/2021 Legislation to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut Passes Senate in Bipartisan Vote

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the state Senate voted 26-9 to pass legislation strengthening the Office of the Attorney General's ability to enforce civil rights laws in Connecticut.

• 9/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Voices Concern Over Treatment of Haitian Refugees

  Attorneys General Call for Fair, Compassionate Treatment of Haitian Refugees Fleeing Crisis

• 2/5/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Penalties and Credits for Eversource's "Imprudent" Isaias Response

  Eversource’s failure to communicate and protect public safety in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias was “imprudent” and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority should mandate consumer credits and make all findings necessary to levy penalties in an upcoming proceeding, Attorney General William Tong argued today in a brief before PURA.

• 9/9/2021 AG Tong Opposes Discrimination Against US Territories

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to reject the exclusion of Americans living in territories from nationwide federal aid programs.

• 10/19/2021 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Urge Charities and Donors to be on Alert for Bad Actors During This Year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commission Michelle Seagull are urging Connecticut charities and donors to be on alert for bad actors during this year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, a global campaign to prevent and fight fraud in the charity sector.

• 3/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of 65 Neglected Goats

  Attorney General William Tong has moved for permanent state custody of 65 injured and neglected goats seized from Redding resident Nancy Burton earlier this month.

• 3/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Helps Restore Injunction of Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule

  Attorney General William Tong — as part of a coalition that included the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, as well as the corporation counsel for New York City — today helped to restore an injunction against the continued implementation of the Public Charge Rule that had been issued by the Trump Administration.

• 9/27/2021 AG Tong Urges Department of Education to Fix Broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to take robust action to fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

• 4/1/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on U.S. Secretary of Education to Further Address Student Loan Crisis

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, in issuing a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona urging additional reforms to ease the process of paying student loans and to protect student loan borrowers from paying back debt to for-profit and defunct colleges.

• 3/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Disappointed with Purdue Plan

  Attorney General William Tong today expressed disappointment when reacting to the plan Purdue Pharma filed in bankruptcy court.

• 10/5/2021 Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Express Support for Congressional Hearings Addressing Youth Social Media Use

  Send Joint Letter to U.S. Senate Committee Sharing Concerns about Social Media Platforms Exploiting Young People for Profit

• 3/22/2021 AG Tong Calls on U.S. Attorney General To Close Ghost Gun Loophole

  Federal Law Allows Prohibited Purchasers of Firearms to Buy Ghost Guns

• 11/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Tri-State Coalition in Calling for EPA to Tighten Controls on Air Pollution from Trucks

  Smog Originating from Truck Emissions Poses a Particular Health Threat in Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color

• 10/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks TikTok Leadership Meeting to Discuss Harm to Mental and Physical Safety of Connecticut Students and Educators

  Attorney General William Tong today requested that leadership of TikTok come to Connecticut to meet with educators and parents to hear about and discuss the harmful impact the viral app is having on mental and physical safety of young people and educators.