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Attorney General Neronha releases 2024 Gun Crime Report, data

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today released the Office’s statutorily required Annual Gun Crimes Report for 2024. The report provides statistics and analysis regarding firearms offenses and describes the Office’s work to fight gun violence and violent crime. The report also provides a summary of recently enacted gun violence prevention laws and […]Read More

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Pawtucket High School Groundbreaking Ceremony, April 10th

Elected & Community Leaders To Gather For Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Pawtucket High School On Site Of Former McCoy Stadium On Thursday, April 10th at 10:00 AM, city and state leaders including Mayor Donald Grebien, Governor Dan McKee, Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, Commissioner of Education Angelica Infante Green, and Acting Pawtucket Superintendent Randy Buck will gather […]Read More

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AG Neronha co-leads lawsuit against Trump Administration to protect libraries,

G Neronha Co-leads Coalition Suing to Stop Dismantling of Federal Agencies PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Neronha today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and small businesses nationwide. In March, […]Read More

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Reed Slams Republican Budget That Slashes Medicaid to Fund Billionaires-First

WASHINGTON, DC – Early this morning, after an overnight vote-a-thon, the U.S. Senate voted 51-48 to pass a controversial Republican budget framework.  Republicans used unprecedented budget gimmicks to pretend that adding over $4.6 trillion to the debt in the coming years by extending the Trump Tax Giveaways will magically add $0 to the national debt.  The […]Read More

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Mayor Picozzi to Cut Ribbon on RI’s Largest Indoor Adventure

WARWICK, RI – The first Urban Air Adventure Park is opening in Rhode Island––the state’s largest indoor adventure park––with an exciting weekend of events starting Friday, April 4. The celebration will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Picozzi and local leaders, followed by a special tribute night for local heroes, and an action-packed Grand Opening […]Read More

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Deputy Majority Whip Sue AnderBois and Speaker Joe Shekarchi to

Providence, RI – On Monday, April 7, Providence City Council Deputy Majority Whip Sue AnderBois will host a Housing Town Hall with Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Joe Shekarchi to discuss a number of issues Providence residents are facing relating to housing. In a recent report by Redfin, Providence was named the most expensive […]Read More

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Rare and Historic John Deere Sign Discovered

The GOAT of Agricultural Advertising to Sell at Auction this April NOKOMIS, Ill., April 3, 2025 (Newswire.com) – Aumann Auctions, Inc. is set to bring to market what is being hailed as the greatest John Deere sign of all time. The recently discovered John Deere Gilpin Plow Sign, an extraordinary piece of agricultural advertising history, will be a featured highlight of the 2025 Pre-30 […]Read More

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Reed Calls for IG Probe into Commerce Sec’s ‘Buy Tesla’

Senator seeks investigation into Secretary Lutnick urging a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to Elon Musk that directly affects Secretary Lutnick’s personal financial holdings WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is calling for an independent watchdog to investigate Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s self-dealing call for Americans to buy Tesla stock. […]Read More

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Court Grants States’ Motion to Enforce; Orders Trump Administration to

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement applauding Judge McConnell’s order granting the Office’s motion to enforce an injunction previously imposed by the Court which prohibited the Trump administration to categorically freeze federal funds to states after the Administration withheld FEMA funds allocated for disaster relief. “With this order, […]Read More