2025 Press Releases

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• 6/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Mark Davis

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the passing of former WTNH Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis.

• 5/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Effort to Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Providers from Dangerous Certification Requirements

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in urging the American Medical Association (AMA) to take stronger action to protect health care providers from potentially dangerous medical board certification requirements.

• 3/19/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Soundview Transportation Over Largest Oil Spill in Connecticut History

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a series of penalties and payments totaling $350,000 to be paid by Soundview Transportation following the November 2022 oil tanker accident in Norfolk, resulting in the largest gasoline spill in Connecticut history. In addition to the penalties, Soundview is fully responsible for the ongoing remediation and clean-up of the site, costing millions of dollars.

• 7/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Seeks $2.5 Million Prejudgment Remedy in Fraudulent Cannabis License-For-Sale Scheme

  Attorney General William Tong has sued MAKECTBETTER LLC, its principal Michael Tedesco of Fairfield, and affiliate Zafir Iqbal of Oakdale alleging a fraudulent cannabis license-for-sale scheme involving forged documents and tens of thousands of dollars in payments from upwards of 70 businesses.

• 3/13/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and to Protect Students

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED).

• 6/11/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Meta to Protect Users from Fraudulent Investment Ads

  Attorney General William Tong today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) to protect people from fraudulent investment ads appearing on Facebook.

• 1/28/2025 Connecticut Joins 22 States in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general suing to stop the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that orders the withholding of trillions of dollars in funding that every state in the country relies on to provide essential services to millions of Americans.

• 1/29/2025 Attorney General Tong Reminds Consumers of Their Right to Opt Out of the Sale of Their Personal Information

  Attorney General William Tong today reminded Connecticut residents of their right to stop or "opt-out" of the sale and sharing of their personal information under the Connecticut Data privacy Act.

• 4/4/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues to Stop Trump Administration Attack on Libraries, Museums and Workers

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide.

• 3/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Legal Professionals to Stand Strong in the Face of Bullying and Political Retribution

  Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, issued an open letter to the legal community warning of illegal attempts by the Trump administration to deter lawyers from challenging the administration’s actions or representing clients disfavored by the administration. The attorneys general call on the legal community to resist attempts at bullying or retribution and uphold the values of their profession.

• 7/29/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Attempting to Block Federal Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 states in suing the Trump Administration over the sweeping budget reconciliation law (“Big Beautiful Bill”), specifically the “Defund Provision,” signed by President Donald Trump this month.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Department of Education to Stop Mental Health Funding Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop illegal cuts to congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools, including more than $3 million to support social workers in Hartford, New Britain, Vernon and Waterbury schools through 2029.

• 4/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues HHS, Sec. Kennedy to Overturn Public Health Grant Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states.

• 4/2/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Trump Attack on Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding news that President Donald Trump is withholding federal Title X funding for reproductive and primary healthcare at Planned Parenthood of Southern New England.

• 1/7/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces States, Justice Department Sue Six Large Landlords for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American Renters

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the U.S. Department of Justice and nine other states filing an amended complaint in its antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, suing six of the nation’s largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing schemes that harmed renters.