RI Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced a Charlestown woman has been found guilty of aiding a fleeing fatal hit & run driver in 2022.

Kilmartin Among 16 AGs Filing Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Refugee, Immigration Ban

RI Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced a Charlestown woman has been found guilty of aiding a fleeing fatal hit & run driver in 2022. By: Rob Borkowski on February 7, 2017 in All Politics Are Local

PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin invoked the Ocean State’s history of religious tolerance in joining 15 attorneys general who announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Washington and Minnesota in a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s executive order banning entry to the US of refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Sen. Whitehouse Questions Trump Nomination of Sen. Sessions for U.S. Attorney General

By: Rob Borkowski on December 21, 2016 in All Politics Are Local

Providence, R.I. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday brought together more than a dozen Rhode Islanders representing civil rights organizations, the legal community, government, and other constituencies to hear Rhode Islanders’ thoughts about President-elect Trump’s nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) for United States Attorney General. Whitehouse is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has scheduled a nomination hearing for Sessions on Jan. 10 and 11.

Reed, Warren Call on Trump to Honor Campaign Promises

By: Rob Borkowski on November 16, 2016 in News to You

President Elect Donald Trump, who won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote by more than 1 million votes Nov. 8, vowed to ‘drain the swamp’ of political insiders and lobbyists during his presidential campaign and also said he wants to bring Americans together — statements Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) intend to hold him to.