“Medication abortion is safe, legal and accessible in Connecticut right now and I will fight like hell to keep it that way.” – William Tong Continue Reading →
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AG Tong Joins Amicus Brief Fighting for TX Patients at Risk by Anti-Abortion Laws
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Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in an amicus brief fighting for access to emergency care for Texas patients. The multistate coalition filed an amicus brief in the Texas Supreme Court backing the plaintiffs in Zurawski v Texas. A release from AG Tong’s office said the plaintiffs in the lawsuit include 15 Texas women whose health, fertility, and lives were put at risk by Texas’s draconian anti-abortion laws. In the amicus brief, the multistate coalition supported the women’s argument that Texas’s laws endanger the lives and health of pregnant people in the state. The coalition further argued that Texas’s laws would also have serious repercussions for the health systems of other states. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, reproductive rights, Texas, William Tong
Attorney General William Tong to Address Greenwich RMA on October 25
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His talk is titled, “Recent Multi-State Actions by Attorneys General.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, RMA, William Tong
AG Tong Joins Effort to Reduce Barriers to Healthcare for Dreamers
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Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 states in a comment letter supporting a new rule aimed at expanding Medicaid and Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility for Dreamers. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, DACA, Dreamers, healthcare, William Tong
Attorney General Tong Calls for Recall of Theft-Prone Hyundai and Kia Cars
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Attorney General William Tong on Friday joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling for a federal recall of Hyundai and Kia vehicles following the companies’ continued failure to take adequate steps to address the alarming rate of theft of their vehicles. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Hyundai, Kia, motor vehicle theft, William Tong
Attorney General Tong: Medication abortion remains legal and accessible in Connecticut
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On Wednesday, in an appeal of a separate Texas lawsuit, a panel of judges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order imposing restrictions on access to mifepristone. Thursday’s order from Judge Thomas Rice clarifies that those restrictions do not apply to the 18 states that filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Washington, protecting mifepristone in those states – including Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, abortion, medication abortion, Mifepristone, William Tong
State Moves for Custody of 99 Sheep; Owner Charged with Animal Cruelty
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Last month, state animal control officers visited the property. It was highly unsanitary, strewn with trash, empty beer cans, construction debris, wooden pallets, and empty food containers. The sheep were unshorn, with overgrown hooves. Some were missing fleece and suffering from skin conditions, parasites, and lice. Numerous bones and carcasses of deceased sheep were found. The sheep lacked adequate food, shelter, and warmth for the winter conditions. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, animal cruelty, David Chesnutis, William Tong
Attorney General Tong Praises Committee Vote to Reform Unfair, Anti-Consumer Ticketing Practices
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Connecticut has an active investigation into the live event ticketing industry following widespread concern regarding the recent handling of Taylor Swift concert ticket sales. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, live events, Taylor Swift, ticketing practices, William Tong
Global Demand Drives Winter Energy Supply Prices to Historic Highs
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On average, an Eversource residential electric customer who uses 700 kilowatt hours of power each month could see an increase of approximately 48% over their current monthly bill – approximately $85 per month – on the supply portion of the bill. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Eversource, United Illuminating, William Tong
CT to Receive More than $6.5 Million in Settlement with Google over Location Tracking
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The attorneys general opened the Google investigation following a 2018 Associated Press article that revealed Google “records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.” Continue Reading →