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

Press Releases

Attorney General Neronha, Governor McKee, General Assembly Leadership issue statement on Roger Williams & Fatima

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Governor Daniel J. McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Valarie J. Lawson, the Rhode Island Department of Health, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services today released the following statement about next steps in the potential sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Fatima Hospital: ...

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Massachusetts man to serve 10 years in state prison for DUI crash

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Dighton, Massachusetts man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for driving under the influence, resulting in a wrong way highway crash that seriously injured four and hospitalized six overall. ...

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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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