2022 Press Releases

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• 3/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges TikTok and Snapchat to Give Parents More Control

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general urging TikTok and Snapchat to give parents the ability to monitor their children’s social media usage and protect their children from online threats using parental control apps.

• 11/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Historic Google Settlement Over Location Tracking Practices

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S. history. Connecticut will receive more than $6.5 million from the settlement.

• 10/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Backing States' Ability to Enforce their Constitutions to Ensure Free and Fair Elections

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a friend of the court brief in Moore v. Harper, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to adopt the radical “independent state legislature theory” (ISLT) and give state legislators the sole, unchecked authority to make election rules at the expense of voters and other state institutions.

• 6/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Praises U.S. Department of Education Decision Discharging $14.5 Million in Debt for Connecticut Students Who Attended Corinthian Colleges

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Education to discharge all remaining federal student loan debt incurred to attend Corinthian Colleges—$5.8 billion for 560,000 people. The action will provide at least $14.5 million in relief for 1,210 Connecticut student borrowers.

• 3/3/2022 Attorney General Tong Compels Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $6 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States

  Attorney General William Tong announced today Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay $6 billion to victims, survivors, and states for their role in the opioid epidemic—40 percent more than the previously vacated settlement appealed by Connecticut.

• 9/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Challenge to Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League seeking to repeal Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.

• 11/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Eversource and United Illuminating Supply Rate Increase

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding new Eversource standard service supply rates effective January 1.

• 3/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Calls on EPA to Strengthen Protections Against Childhood Lead Poisoning

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen protections against lead poisoning, particularly for children living in low-income communities and communities of color.

• 3/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $192K Settlement With Windham Eye Group

  Attorney General William Tong and acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle announced today a $192,699 joint state and federal settlement with the Windham Eye Group and its owners William Kaufold, MD and Dana Woods, MD resolving allegations that the Windham-based ophthalmological practice improperly employed an individual who was excluded from work with federal healthcare programs.

• 2/24/2022 Attorney General Tong Congratulates Erik T. Lohr on Connecticut Superior Court Nomination

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the nomination of Associate Attorney General Erik T. Lohr to the Connecticut Superior Court bench.

• 6/23/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining Gun Safety Laws Nationwide

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen.

• 6/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected German Shepherds Seized from Higganum Home

  Attorney General William Tong this week moved for state custody of 28 neglected German Shepherd dogs seized from a Higganum home in May.

• 8/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with U.S. Postal Service to End Unlawful Cigarette Shipments

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement with the United States Postal Service (USPS) that implements robust measures to end foreign shippers’ unlawful practice of mailing cigarettes into the United States.

• 1/10/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Caution Following FinalSite Ransomware Attack Impacting Connecticut Schools

  With the FinalSite ransomware attack impacting thousands of school websites and communications systems nationwide, Attorney General William Tong reminded businesses and government entities to assess their data security practices to protect operations and consumer data against growing cybersecurity threats.

• 7/11/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Defending Federal Ghost Gun Regulations

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief defending federal ghost gun regulations against a challenge from a distributor of ghost gun components.