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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ISSUES STATEMENT AS TRIAL AGAINST META BEGINS OVER ALLEGED HARM TO CHILDREN

Aug 19, 2026 Alex

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong issued a statement as Connecticut and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general began presenting their case against Meta in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In the lawsuit filed in October 2023, 29 states, including Connecticut, allege Meta deliberately designed its platforms to exploit young users’ vulnerabilities, foster compulsive use, and maximize the amount of time young people spend on Facebook and Instagram. The attorneys general also allege Meta knew about harms to young users but deceived users, parents, and the public about those risks. The lawsuit further alleges Meta illegally collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent in violation of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SECURES ORDER PROTECTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR HOMELESSNESS SERVICES

Aug 11, 2026 Alex

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong announced a new court order protecting federal homelessness funding after Connecticut and a multistate coalition, for a second time, defeated the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) attempt to cap funding for permanent housing. For more than two decades, HUD has embraced a commitment to permanent housing programs and the Housing First model, which prioritizes rapid placement in permanent housing without requiring people to first meet conditions such as sobriety or a minimum income threshold. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the current federal administration has rejected that commitment and undermined the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. “For the second time now, we sued and we won to stop Trump’s drastic, cruel…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT CALLS FOR REVIEW OF SAFETY CAMERAS AND AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY

Aug 8, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is calling on the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council to conduct a review of the increased use of safety cameras and automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology by municipalities across the state, saying many Connecticut residents are concerned about privacy issues that can result from the use of this public safety technology. In a letter delivered today, the governor is requesting that the council, within the next 30 days, develop guidance for local and state police departments that, among other things, outlines privacy provisions in existing Connecticut state statutes and recommends specific policies that should be adopted before any police departments implement such technology. Governor Lamont is urging all…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE TO $17.48 ON JANUARY 1, 2027

Aug 8, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut’s minimum wage will adjust to $17.48 per hour beginning January 1, 2027—an increase from the 2026 rate of $16.94 per hour. The change is required under a state law Governor Lamont enacted in 2019 requiring the minimum wage to receive annual adjustments at the start of every calendar year based on economic indicators from the prior fiscal year. This law ensures that as the economy grows, the minimum wage grows with it. “Nobody working a full-time job should live in poverty,” Governor Lamont said. “For too long, while the nation’s economy grew, the income of the lowest earning workers has stayed flat, making already existing pay disparities even worse and preventing hardworking families from obtaining…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION OF STATE-FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS PUSHED OUT OF SNAP DUE TO NEW FEDERAL CHANGES

Aug 4, 2026 Alex

Grocery Benefits Are Being Distributed Through a Partnership Reached With Connecticut’s Network of Community Action Agencies (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that beginning today, new one-time grocery benefits in the amount of $300 each are being distributed to low-income Connecticut residents who have been pushed out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to new changes implemented by the federal government. The $300 grocery benefits are being distributed as prepaid virtual grocery cards, not loaded onto existing EBT cards, through a partnership the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) arranged with Connecticut’s network of community action agencies, with support provided by the Connecticut Association for Community Action (CAFCA). Eligible residents are expected to be able to begin…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES FCC TO STRENGTHEN KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS

Aug 2, 2026 Alex

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYC rules require phone companies to know who is making calls through their networks and what kinds of business those customers are conducting. With that information, phone companies can suspend or terminate callers who use their networks to make unlawful calls or decline to do business with customers that are not legitimate companies or cannot prove they conduct lawful business. “The current safeguards against illegal robocalls are not strong enough. Bad actors continue to exploit…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES STATE GRANTS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 13 BRIDGES ON LOCAL ROADS

Aug 2, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced that the State of Connecticut is providing $16.8 million in state grants to 11 towns and cities to support the reconstruction of 13 bridges on locally owned roads. Awarded under the latest round of the State Local Bridge Program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), this state-funded program operates as a cost-matching grant that provides municipalities with 50% of the project costs necessary for the reconstruction of municipal bridges. Cities and towns are required to administer all design and construction aspects of their projects, while CTDOT oversees project milestones and provides guidance. The grants awarded under this latest round of the program include:…

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ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS

Aug 1, 2026 Alex

(Hartford, CT) Attorney General William Tong announced that a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Education from terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order in the case joined by Attorney General Tong and a coalition of 14 state attorneys general comes just days before the Department of Education would have begun terminating grants providing critical mental health services to Connecticut public school students at the end of July. Terminating the grants would have resulted in the projected loss of $3 million used to support social workers in Hartford, New Britain, Vernon, and Waterbury schools through 2029. “Another victory against the Trump administration. The court has once again stepped in to…

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GOVERNOR LAMONT, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCE $52.9 MILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDS FOR CONNECTICUT FARMERS

Aug 1, 2026 Alex

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Agriculture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt, and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation announced that the Connecticut Department of Agriculture has received a fully executed agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture establishing a $52.9 million Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant for eligible Connecticut farmers who experienced losses in 2023 and 2024 due to severe weather events. Under the Farm Recovery and Support Block Grant, farmers making at least $1,000 in farm income who have at least $500 in documented losses from weather events in 2023 and 2024 will be eligible. Payments may cover up to 95% of losses, not to exceed $1 million per year per category. Any…

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BLUMENTHAL PRESSES FDA & TAYLOR FARMS FOR ANSWERS ABOUT CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK

“The outbreak and subsequent cover-up of its origins have eroded public trust in the food supply and created an unacceptable risk to public health.” [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today demanded answers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Taylor Farms about the record-breaking cyclosporiasis outbreak and the backroom dealing by the Trump Administration that may have delayed the government’s response to this ongoing public health crisis. In letters sent today to FDA Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas and Taylor Farms Chief Executive Officer Bruce Taylor, Blumenthal sought records and information about the ongoing investigation into the outbreak and the influence of Taylor Farms on staffing and…

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG ISSUES STATEMENT AS TRIAL AGAINST META BEGINS OVER ALLEGED HARM TO CHILDREN

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG SECURES ORDER PROTECTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR HOMELESSNESS SERVICES

GOVERNOR LAMONT CALLS FOR REVIEW OF SAFETY CAMERAS AND AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES CONNECTICUT’S MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE TO $17.48 ON JANUARY 1, 2027

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION OF STATE-FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS PUSHED OUT OF SNAP DUE TO NEW FEDERAL CHANGES

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES FCC TO STRENGTHEN KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES STATE GRANTS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 13 BRIDGES ON LOCAL ROADS

ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS

GOVERNOR LAMONT, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCE $52.9 MILLION IN RECOVERY FUNDS FOR CONNECTICUT FARMERS

BLUMENTHAL PRESSES FDA & TAYLOR FARMS FOR ANSWERS ABOUT CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK

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