Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling could open the door to challenges in a state that has some of the most restrictive gun policies in the U.S.
William Tong
Posted inHealth
Opioid settlement dollars may be harder to divert than CT’s payments from tobacco industry
Healthcare advocates hope CT will dedicate all of its settlement with opioid manufacturers to fight addiction.
Posted inHealth
Connecticut to receive $300 million from settlement with opioid distributors
The deal is part of a larger, $26 billion settlement the companies negotiated with state and local governments.
Posted inMoney
Tong: Original urban investment plan would likely violate CT Constitution
Authorizing a nine-member panel to invest state tax receipts in cities likely would violate the Constitution, the attorney general says.
Posted inNews
AG says COVID showed Connecticut that it needs a tougher price-gouging law
Connecticut’s attorney general said the state’s price-gouging law was no match for COVID profiteers
Posted inJustice
On New Year’s Eve, high court says Lamont’s COVID bar closures are constitutional
The ruling came in response to a challenge filed in June by the owner of a small pub in Milford.
Posted inPolitics
Platoons of lawyers, some from CT, ready to litigate results
The legal fights over Tuesday’s election results could eclipse Bush v. Gore
Posted inEnergy & Environment
PURA will meet Friday to consider renewing ban on utility shut-offs
State utility regulators will hold an emergency meeting Friday to consider renewing key moratoriums on electricity and other service shut-offs.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Justice
Tong takes on ExxonMobil over climate change
Connecticut on Monday joined a list of states using litigation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for causing climate change.
Posted inPolitics
On this night, Connecticut Democrats say Trump is a uniter
An unconventional political convention closed Thursday night with the Connecticut delegation on the infield dirt of a minor league ballpark.
Posted inPolitics
Postmaster freezes plan for controversial changes, but CT Dems say that’s not enough
Saying they disenfranchise voters, Tong sues to stop postal service changes, CT lawmakers back legislation that would do the same.
Posted inPolitics
CT Dems push back against Trump plans to ‘sabotage’ postal service
Attorney General William Tong is considering a lawsuit and Sen. Richard Blumenthal presses for more funding for the postal service.
Posted inMoney
State regulators say they will investigate Eversource rate hike
Anticipating electric demand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unwelcome surprise: massive jumps on electric bills.
Posted inPolitics
CT Supreme Court tosses GOP challenge to mail-in voting
In dismissing the case, Robinson agreed with the state that the Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction over the issue.
Posted inEducation
A busy COVID day: States sue Trump, and spiking infections cause testing delays
The spike in COVID infections elsewhere is expected to complicate testing in Connecticut.