Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that his Office has formally completed its advocacy on behalf of Rhode Islanders in Rhode Island Energy’s distribution of energy “rate case” before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), calling on the Commission to reject the Company’s attempt to increase its profits while Rhode Islanders increasingly struggle to afford energy costs. In June and July, the Office participated in 17 days of evidentiary hearings advocating on behalf of Rhode Island ratepayers, and recently submitted post-hearing positions to the Commission.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit today to block the Trump Administration’s latest effort to favor big business over working families.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy granted summary judgment in a lawsuit which unlawfully attempted to cap funding for permanent housing projects.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors in suing the Trump Administration over unlawful policy changes which would give the administration broad access to the sensitive private information of millions of families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general and one governor in filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once again illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would make health insurance more expensive and harder to obtain for millions of Americans.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Pawtucket man has sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to double life in prison for the 2023 murder of 27-year-old Emmanuel Torres Plaza in Central Falls.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Fall River man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison for the murder of 35-year-old Biniam Tsegai and the shooting of 28-year-old Merhawi Berhe in 2022.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that an East Greenwich chiropractor was sentenced in Kent County Superior Court for Medicaid fraud charges and ordered to pay $74,878.03 in restitution to the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a North Kingstown man was sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 12 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) following an undercover child exploitation operation by state and federal law enforcement agencies during which the defendant injured a law enforcement officer.
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