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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to defend critical consumer protection efforts

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the complete defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has returned more than $21 billion improperly taken from over 205 million Americans throughout its 14-year existence. The CFPB’s current acting director, Russell Vought, is attempting to completely defund the agency by refusing to request funding from the Federal Reserve, which will virtually guarantee the agency runs out of money in January 2026. ...

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Attorney General Neronha, law enforcement partners announce death of suspect in Brown University mass shooting

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, the Providence Police Department, the Rhode Island State Police, the Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island are today announcing the death of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, the individual responsible for the murders of two students during a mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday, December 13, 2025. ...

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Attorney General Neronha, coalition secure win preventing Trump Administration from blocking billions in disaster preparedness funding

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 19 other states today won their lawsuit against the Trump Administration over its unlawful attempt to shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike.  ...

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Attorney General Neronha co-leads lawsuit against the Trump Administration for upending support for homeless Americans

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit in the federal District of Rhode Island against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for illegally upending supports for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness with abrupt changes that will limit access to long-term housing and other services. ...

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