Attorney General Tong Statement on US Supreme Court Decision in Biden v Texas

Attorney General Tong Statement on US Supreme Court Decision in Biden v Texas

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Press Releases 06/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on US Supreme Court Decision in Biden v. Texas (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today praised the US Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Texas affirming President Biden's authority to end President Trump's harmful “Remain in Mexico” program. Attorney General Tong had joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the Court to reverse a lower court decision that had required the federal government to continue the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy.“The Remain in Mexico policy was cruel and unlawful, forcing immigrants fleeing violence, natural disaster, and instability to wait in Mexico in dangerous conditions for their cases to be called in the US Immigration court. President Biden had…
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Attorney General Tong Statement on Aquarion Water 27 Percent Rate Hike Request

Attorney General Tong Statement on Aquarion Water 27 Percent Rate Hike Request

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Press Releases 07/01/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Aquarion Water 27 Percent Rate Hike Request (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding a notice of intent filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Aquarion Water seeking to raise rates by 27 percent over three years. Eversource acquired Aquarion in 2017. While this is the first rate case filed by Aquarion since that acquisition, the company has imposed a series of escalating Water Infrastructure and Conservation Adjustment surcharges, now totaling a cumulative 10.3 percent. State statute caps those surcharges at 10 percent. Any hike beyond that requires a new rate case, which is why Aquarion is filing now.“The Office of the Attorney General will intervene to vigorously review and scrutinize every aspect of this…
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