Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement after today's announcement about 2027 health insurance rate approvals by the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner:
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Today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following letter to leaders of the New CharterCARE System, notifying them of deficiencies within their strategic plan and directing them to re-submit a plan to the Office of the Attorney General by October 2, 2026. As a condition of the Attorney General’s decision approving the change in ownership of the CharterCARE hospitals, the New CharterCARE System is required to develop and implement a strategic plan for the hospitals that is subject to review and approval by the Attorney General.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a Richmond man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 13 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for multiple counts of child molestation.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Westerly man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 8.5 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for driving under the influence, resulting in a crash that caused the death of 31-year-old Westerly resident Michael DePaola.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement following the Unites States Supreme Court’s decision blocking the Trump Administration from implementing unlawful restrictions on voting by mail in the 2026 election.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in suing Amazon.com, Inc., over deceptive practices that cost advertisers billions. The coalition alleges that Amazon inflated advertiser costs by entering artificial bids into its advertising auctions that cost its business customers, including 500,000 thousand small- and medium-sized businesses, tens of billions of dollars.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that a Middletown man has been sentenced in Newport County Superior Court to serve 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for multiple counts of child molestation and sexual assault.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 23 states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that his Office helped secure $170 million in bill credits, climate mandates, and numerous other benefits for Rhode Island ratepayers following the Office’s advocacy in Rhode Island Energy’s distribution “rate case” before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). On Friday, August 21, 2026, the Commission issued its decision in the rate case, siding with the Attorney General on nearly all of the Office’s positions.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to grant USPS the authority to regulate mail voting in elections. Tens of millions of voters across the country rely on mail-in ballots, and the coalition argues USPS’s rule will prevent states from effectively administering their mail voting programs, putting voters at risk of being disenfranchised.
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