Attorney General William Tong is investigating whether Cos Cob assistant principal Jeremy Boland illegally discriminated against conservatives.
William Tong
William Tong has served as Connecticut’s 25th attorney general since Jan. 9, 2019. He previously represented parts of Stamford in the state General Assembly for 12 years.
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Frontier reaches $60-plus million settlement with the state over customer complaints
The company agreed to spend more than $40 million to upgrade internet service in economically distressed urban and rural communities.
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Insurance Department agrees to move rate hike hearing but won’t change format
Officials will proceed with the typical public meeting, albeit in a new location, despite William Tong’s ask for a more formal hearing.
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‘Wave of new litigation’ in CT possible after Supreme Court gun law ruling
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.
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Connecticut appealing bankruptcy judge’s decision on Purdue
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has filed an appeal of a judge’s approval of Stamford-based Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Platoons of lawyers, some from CT, ready to litigate results
The legal fights over Tuesday’s election results could eclipse Bush v. Gore
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‘Everything related to the environment is at stake’
As America heads into Election Day, environmentalists are warning that time for turning back climate change impacts is running short.
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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.
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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.
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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.