Tag: Peter F. Neronha
R.I. to get $114 million from opioid lawsuit settlements
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced on Tuesday that his office reached a $9.8 million settlement with American multinational corporation Johnson &...
R.I. receives $4.6M in national student-loan settlement
PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of Rhode Islanders with student loans will receive significant debt relief as part of a nationwide billion-dollar settlement with a loan...
Unemployment scams adding up in R.I.
Scam unemployment claims continue to cost Rhode Island, with more than $70.5 million in fraudulent payouts racked up since the start of the COVID-19...
Lifespan-CNE merger application disclosed; public comment sought
PROVIDENCE – The merger application filed by the state's two largest hospital groups has been disclosed by the R.I. Office of the Attorney General...
R.I. gets $1.5M federal grant for police body cameras
PROVIDENCE – The state has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help equip police departments with body-worn cameras.
The...
R.I. Foundation unveils recommendations on proposed Lifespan-CNE merger
PROVIDENCE – When Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System in April submitted plans to merge as a single integrated academic health system...
New R.I. law strengthens protection for consumers
Bad drivers and a weak business climate aren’t the only measurements by which Rhode Island ranks poorly compared with other states.
For nearly two decades,...
R.I. AG: Contractors failed to properly pay OT wages during construction...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The owners of an asbestos remediation company failed to properly pay their workers overtime for work performed at a Rhode Island...
Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, including from R.I....
Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island's attorney general saying Wednesday the plan...
R.I. Superior Court: MOU between Champlin’s Marina, R.I. CRMC on dock...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear ruled Thursday that the memorandum of understanding between the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council and Champlin’s...
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