Generic versions of popular pain relievers must be made harder to abuse, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and 47 other state and territorial attorneys general told federal officials in a letter sent today by the National Association of Attorneys General.
The letter encourages the U.S. Food...
Agreement Bans Unauthorized Data Collection, Requires Training of Google Employees on Privacy and Nationwide Campaign to Education Consumers on Protecting Information
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin Tuesday joined 37 states and the District of Columbia in a $7 million settlement...
Citing the need to protect our elderly and the potential loss of $1.3 million in federal funds to implement a criminal records check program for all those who provide direct patient access services in the long term care field, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin drafted enabling legislation to...
A number of legislative initiatives aimed at strengthening the state's DUI laws and improve highway safety, authored by Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, will be heard before House and Senate Judiciary committees this week.
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H5338/S0563, introduced by Representative...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today signed on to an amicus brief supporting state sovereignty over marriage in the case of United States v. Windsor, challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Noting that states have made different choices about...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin praised the United States Congress for putting aside partisan politics and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), protecting hundreds of thousands of dollars to Rhode Island programs to support victims of domestic violence. Attorney General...
An Ohio-based electric company has agreed to pay $8.5 million in a multistate settlement that requires the reduction of air pollution to downwind states from its coal-fired power plants, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today. Under the terms of the consent decree, Rhode Island will...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that a Providence County Superior Court jury found Miguel Davis (DOB: 01/24/89), with a last known address of 224 River Avenue, Providence, guilty of murder, discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in death, use of a...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today reported on the progress made by the five mortgage service providers (Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorganChase, and Wells Fargo) at the center of the National Mortgage Settlement. According to the information reported by the five mortgage service...
As part of the National Mortgage Settlement funding for local efforts to help homeowners facing foreclosure, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced two grants totaling $215,000 to support mortgage foreclosure education and outreach to area community agencies. Attorney General...
