Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after securing a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to gut essential health, education, and social service programs for low-income families.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Attorney General William Tong today announced their intent to sue the Trump Administration in Federal District Court in Rhode Island to overturn the baseless stop work order abruptly issued on August 22, 2025, which halted the construction of Revolution Wind.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Pawtucket man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 17 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for multiple counts of child molestation.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after prevailing in preserving funding for AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, alongside a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after securing an agreement requiring the Trump Administration to release the full balance of remaining education funding at issue in a multistate lawsuit by no later than October 3, 2025.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in Rhode Island against the Trump Administration over the imposition of illegal conditions on more than $1 billion in Congressionally-authorized funds for Victims of Crime Act grant recipients.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that an Exter man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve life at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the murder of his roommate, 65-year-old Donna MacDonald, in 2022.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Central Falls man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve two consecutive life sentences at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the murder of 22-year-old Joel Rosario in 2020.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today the filing of objections with the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) in response to requests to increase health insurance rates in 2026 filed by multiple health insurers in the individual market. Altogether, these requests would impact more than 45,000 Rhode Islanders enrolled in individual group insurance plans.
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