2023 Press Releases

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• 6/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Coalition Calling on Federal Agency to Prioritize Transparent, Risk-Based Approach to AI Governance

  Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of 22 other attorneys general urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to advance artificial intelligence governance polices that prioritize robust transparency, reliable testing and assessment requirements, and allow for government oversight and enforcement for high-risk uses.

• 8/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging the Passing of G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general in issuing a letter to congressional leaders expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act.

• 8/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins 20 States in Opposing Anti-Transgender Laws in Tennessee, Kentucky

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposing dangerous laws in Kentucky and Tennessee that severely limit transgender youths' access to critical and lifesaving healthcare.

• 7/31/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Pass GI Bill Restoration Act, Grant Benefits to Black World War II Veterans and Their Families

  Attorney General William Tong has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general nationwide calling on Congress to support federal legislation which would extend benefits to Black World War II veterans their families.

• 12/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on United Illuminating Interim Rate Hike Request

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $14 million interim rate hike request filed by United Illuminating.

• 12/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Sandy Hook Anniversary

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

• 7/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Defends Efforts to Protect Transgender Students' Privacy

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting schools’ ability to protect the privacy of transgender students who have shared their identity with school staff.

• 6/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing Business to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Customers

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which allowed a Colorado web designer to refuse to build wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples.

• 7/17/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement Regarding Unlawful Construction of Trump Border Wall

  As part of a coalition of 18 states, Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement of lawsuits over the unlawful construction of border wall projects that occurred during the Trump Administration.

• 7/17/2023 Attorney General Tong, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Consumer Protection Warn Against Scams Targeting Military Servicemembers and Veterans During Military Consumer Month

  Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Ronald P. Welch and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli today marked Military Consumer Month by urging servicemembers, veterans, and their families to remain vigilant against scams which specifically target them.

• 9/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Concludes Civil Rights Investigation of Greenwich Public Schools

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that his office has concluded its investigation into the possibility of discriminatory employment practices by former Greenwich Public Schools educator Jeremy Boland.

• 2/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Submits Testimony Regarding Ban on Flavored Tobacco

  Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony concerning House Bill 6488, An Act Concerning Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And Vapor Products.

• 9/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Connecticut Insurance Department Approval of Health Insurance Rate Hikes

  Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding increases approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department to individual and small group health insurance plans covering 188,000 people.

• 4/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Extension of Supreme Court Stay Preserving Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after U.S Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay of the Texas medication abortion decision that would suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s long-standing approval of mifepristone. The stay is now in effect through Friday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m.

• 11/2/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Address Concerns about Dangerous Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies Impacting Communities of Color

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 25 attorneys general in submitting a letter to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen guidance and provide clear warning labels regarding incorrect pulse oximeter readings for patients of color.