Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Alvin Huggins (age 34), of Woonsocket, pleaded guilty today to second degree murder for the May 26, 2015 stabbing murder of his girlfriend and mother of his two children Yanira Flores. Under the terms of the plea, Huggins was sentenced to 60...
21 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Mark Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, Urging SCOTUS to Follow Precedent that Empowers States to Manage Labor Relations as They Deem Appropriate
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that he is joining a coalition of 21 Attorneys General...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today John Avarista (age 35), of Cranston, RI, pleaded nolo contendere before Superior Court Magistrate John F. McBurney to one count of domestic strangulation and one count of violation of a no contact order third offense. Under the terms of the...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and a coalition of 22 Attorneys General filed a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission's illegal rollback of Net Neutrality. The coalition filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, formally...
Citing several concerns, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced his opposition to the construction of the Invenergy power plant in Burrillville and his intention to seek permission from the Court to file an amicus brief in Rhode Island Superior Court challenging the plant's water-...
Following the reduction of the federal corporate tax rate, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general, state agencies, and consumer advocates in calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to take immediate steps to ensure...
Establishes Performance Targets and Metrics to Measure Compliance
Establishes Third Party Monitoring and Formal Reporting Structure to Child Advocate
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a settlement agreement between the State of Rhode Island and Children's...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the Trump Administration to vastly expand offshore drilling in America, including off the East Coast:
"This decision by the Administration is clearly driven by the oil and gas industry and it has...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, 48 other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and more than 45 state mortgage regulators have reached a $45 million settlement with New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation.
The settlement resolves allegations...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, joining a coalition of eight attorneys general, filed a lawsuit today against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force action under the Clean Air Act to ensure upwind states adequately control the pollution that blows into Rhode Island and other...
