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2 weeks ago | golocalprov.com | Rob Horowitz

As we mark the 100th day of President Trump’s new term, Americans don’t like what they have seen so far. At an approval rating of only 41%, according to the average of seven national polls timed to measure public opinion after the new administration’s first 100 days, he is the most unpopular president at this point in his term in the history of modern polling; the president is exceeding his previous unpopularity record, set at the 100-day mark in his first term.

2 weeks ago | golocalprov.com | Gary Sasse

The first 100 days of a presidential term can serve as a benchmark to gauge a chief executive’s priorities and how he or she will navigate the challenges of governing. However, in assessing a president’s first 100 days, we are looking at a work in progress, and much can change over the next three-plus years.

2 weeks ago | golocalprov.com | Mark Curtis

There’s an old saying that, “Money is the mother’s milk of politics!” Now, which candidate has the most money to spend is certainly no guarantee of a win.

2 weeks ago | golocalprov.com | Robert Whitcomb

“Beyond the foot of the bed: a seascape whose ocean, Under the pummeling of a moon the shape and shade GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST Of a wrecking ball, is breaking into slabs Against a concrete coast….’’ -- From “On Motel Walls,’’ by David Wagoner (1926-2021), American poet and novelist “To endeavor to forget anyone is a certain way of thinking of nothing else.” -- Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1686), French philosopher “Happiness is not something you...

3 weeks ago | golocalprov.com | Josh Fenton

Never before made public documents unveil the close relationship between Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family and Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes and her family. Foulkes, who ran for governor in Rhode Island in the 2022 Democratic primary and is now raising money for another run in 2026, has repeatedly told the media and voters that she took action against the opioid crisis while President of CVS.