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State of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha

Press Releases

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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North Kingstown man to serve 12 years in state prison for child solicitation, evading arrest after injuring law enforcement during undercover operation

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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Attorney General Neronha co-leads lawsuit to stop unlawful conditions on critical emergency grants

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit challenging decisions by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to impose unlawful conditions on billions of dollars in federal funds that Congress appropriated to states for emergencies and natural disasters, including acts of terrorism. ...

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