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State Government Press Releases

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12/08/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General (RIAG) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) have received the initial applications for a hospital conversion filed by Chamber Inc.; Ivy Holdings Inc.; Ivy Intermediate Holdings, Inc.; Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.;...
12/08/2020
Attorney General Neronha to quarantine for 14 days Attorney General Neronha has been directed by the Rhode Island Department of Health to quarantine for 14 days after a member of his household tested positive for the coronavirus yesterday. He will carry out his responsibilities remotely until...
12/07/2020
Effective immediately, state background checks will be prioritized for frontline workers, school employees, and those who require background checks for housing PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office of Attorney General customer service center...
12/04/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Warwick man was ordered this week to pay $10,931.24 in restitution to a homeowner after failing to comply with a final order from the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board (CRLB), which stemmed from substandard and...
11/25/2020
State prison ledger from 1888 returned to Rhode Island by Connecticut antiquarian book seller PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea announced today that through joint efforts, their offices have secured the return of a unique 19th...
11/24/2020
19 Rhode Islanders to have loans forgiven, totaling over $150,000 in debt relief PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that Rhode Island has finalized a multistate settlement with a private student loan provider, associated with the now defunct for-profit...
11/20/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence Superior Court to serve 11.5 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) stemming from a four-month investigation by law enforcement into drug distribution in Providence and...
11/18/2020
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and National Grid are warning electric and gas customers to be vigilant of potential scammers posing as bill collectors trying to take advantage of them. Over the past several weeks, there has been an increase in reported scam attempts...
11/17/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Cranston man has been ordered to repay $13,186 to the State after importing contraband cigarettes from China to Rhode Island in an attempt to avoid paying state excise and sales taxes. Xi Chen (age 36) pleaded nolo...
11/17/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced yesterday in Providence County Superior Court to serve 23 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty in November 2019 of sexually assaulting a woman at a home in...