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State of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha

Press Releases

Former Hopkinton man charged for alleged 2005 sexual assault following cold case investigation

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Hopkinton Police Chief Mark J. Carrier today announced that a former Hopkinton man has been charged in Washington County District Court with two counts of first-degree sexual assault following his arrest on August 18, 2026, stemming from a joint investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Hopkinton Police Department, with assistance from the Woonsocket Police Department and the Connecticut State Police. ...

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Attorney General Neronha urges PUC to reject Rhode Island Energy’s push for profits

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 Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to block rule that would undermine Affordable Care Act protections

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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