Attorney General Neronha today released the following statement after a Rhode Island court granted a permanent injunction against the Trump administration for illegally imposing immigration conditions on billions of federal dollars appropriated by Congress to support critical infrastructure projects.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and 21 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which allows government and nonprofit employees to have their federal student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts issued an order finding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to fund the program during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve life in prison for the murder of 28-year-old Jovani Velez in 2022.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office’s Cold Case Unit, in collaboration with the North Providence and Narragansett Police Departments, investigated and closed two decades-old homicide cold cases stemming from the deaths of 49-year-old Cynthia McKenna in 2007 and 24-year-old Debra Stone in 1984.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors to file a lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than 40 million Americans buy food.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court for the murder of 44-year-old Angel Rodriguez in 2023.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced the filing of his position paper and supporting expert testimony with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) arguing that Rhode Island Energy’s proposed bill credits severely undervalue the amount owed to Rhode Island ratepayers.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Cranston man has been sentenced in Providence Superior Court to serve life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 29-year-old Lauren Ise, in 2019.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Children’s Network, a program of Day One, today announced a joint statewide multidisciplinary conference titled Unfettered Access which will focus on the growing challenges of keeping children safe in the digital age. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at Harbor Lights in Warwick.
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