Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined 16 attorneys general and one governor in filing a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict access to necessary healthcare for transgender youth.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced a limited series of amendments to the Hospital Conversions Act Decision, originally issued on June 20, 2024, and first amended on November 14, 2024, to conditionally approve a transaction that would allow a change in ownership of a health care system that includes two local safety net hospitals, Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, from Prospect Medical Holdings to The Centurion Foundation.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement in response to Brown Health’s announcement that it will keep open Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center at Newport Hospital.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and one governor in suing the Trump Administration over the sweeping budget reconciliation law (“Big Beautiful Bill”), specifically the “Defund Provision,” signed by President Trump this month.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and one governor in filing a lawsuit that challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 15 months at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) and pay $150,000 in restitution for defrauding consumers by selling motor vehicles with significant “rollbacks” on their odometers.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in the District of Rhode Island against the federal administration to stop its unlawful attempt to restrict access to critical health, education, and social service programs.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of murdering 40-year-old Mohsin Muhammad and mutilating the victim’s dead body.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would create significant barriers to obtaining healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 20 states in suing the Trump Administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike.
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