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Neronha joins lawsuit to protect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem?
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal...
Neronha joins coalition to help businesses retain DEI efforts in the...
PROVIDENCE - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Thursday joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general to help businesses maintain diversity, equity, inclusion and...
Neronha joins lawsuit against Trump administration cutting medical research funding
BOSTON (AP) – Attorneys general from 22 states, including Rhode Island, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for slashing funding for medical and...
Black Friday scam victims in R.I. lose an average of $470,...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island residents who report falling victim to Black Friday scams lose an average of $470.83, according to a report by data...
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped?...
Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Ariz., takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of...
Pay in R.I. increased slightly less than inflation rate since pandemic
The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states...
Lawmakers seek health care, retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers
BOSTON (AP) – A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by...
Yellen says threats to democracy risk U.S. economic growth
WASHINGTON (AP) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy – an indirect jab...
U.S. sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, the parent company of Shaw’s and Star Markets, saying...
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