By Gregory Smith
East Greenwich lawyer Robert E. Rainville, a lobbyist and former probate court judge in West Warwick, announced Friday that he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Rhode Island attorney general.
A self-described “conservative Democrat,” Rainville said he wants the office, in part, to demonstrate that it can be run in a nonpartisan way and in the public interest.
Rainville said the electorate must remember there is much more to the post of attorney general than crime-fighting, and he said that he would emphasize consumer protection on issues such as health insurance rates and fraud, as well as the prosecution of white-collar crime and political corruption. Read More
