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R.I. election panel opts not to delve back into Matos signature...

Elections 09/13/2023

That was fast. After monthslong discussion of signature fraud on Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos’ congressional campaign nomination papers, a state elections panel put the controversy...

R.I. Board of Elections votes to review all signatures on Matos’...

Elections 08/08/2023

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Board of Elections on Tuesday voted 5-2 to review all of the signatures on the nomination papers filed by the...

SABINA MATOS' campaign said Thursday it is "deeply disappointed and angry" over recent reports of alleged fraudulent signatures on nomination papers submitted by the campaign. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN LOCHER

Matos campaign ‘angry’ about alleged fraudulent signatures; AG’s investigation now statewide

Elections 07/20/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Sabina Matos congressional campaign broke its silence Thursday, saying in a statement that the campaign was “deeply disappointed and angry” about...

R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter F. Neronha is assisting the Jamestown Police Department in its investigating into alleged fraudulent signatures on submission papers submitted by the Sabina Matos congressional campaign. / COURTESY PETER F. NERONHA

R.I. attorney general’s office assisting Jamestown police in Matos signature investigation

Elections 07/19/2023

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. attorney general’s office confirmed Wednesday to Providence Business News that it is working alongside the Jamestown Police Department in its...

Nursing home chain owners charged with stealing $83M in Medicaid money

Government 06/29/2023

PROVIDENCE – The owners of a Centers Health Care were charged on Wednesday in a massive fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned off $83 million...

R.I. attorney general files motion to intervene in Memorial Hospital foreclosure

Economy 04/03/2023

PAWTUCKET – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha filed a motion on March 31 to intervene in the proposed development of the former Memorial Hospital...

PERSEVERING: Lauren Lee Malloy has fought for years for answers in the death of her mother, Lori Lee Malloy. Her 1993 death had been ruled natural, but the younger Malloy believes it was a murder. As part of her fight for justice, Malloy founded the group Unsolved R.I. in 2021 and supports the proposal to create a cold case unit in the attorney general’s office.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

AG’s effort to launch cold case unit hits snag

Focus 02/17/2023

The mystery surrounding the death of Lori Lee Malloy has haunted her daughter, Lauren Lee Malloy, for three decades. In 1993, when Malloy was just...

Hearing over homeless encampment postponed; National Guard activated to set up...

Government 12/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – The legal fight over a homeless encampment outside the R.I. Statehouse has been extended. R.I. Superior Court Judge David Cruise on Wednesday postponed...

State small-business grant program sees 3K applications for 75% of funding...

Business Services 04/21/2021

PROVIDENCE – About one-quarter of the funds set aside for the state’s newly opened small-business grant program would still be up for grabs, assuming...