Article snippet: Flooding from today’s intense snowstorm underlined the potential problems the city faces from climate change, Walsh said. In September, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced that Governor Charlie Baker would sign an executive order “in the coming weeks” creating a new commission to review transportation needs and how the state could fund them. President Trump unleashed on his former chief strategist and campaign manager Wednesday, issuing a long and unusual statement questioning Steve Bannon’s mental stability, honesty, and political influence. State Senator Dean Tran’s victory was a rare coup for the Massachusetts Republican Party: He flipped a seat long held by Democrats in the Dec. 5 special election to replace Jennifer Flanagan. Harriette Chandler opened the first session of 2018 by arguing in favor of increasing equality in “health and wealth” across the state. The move will leave it to US attorneys where pot is legal to decide whether to aggressively enforce federal marijuana law. Sources say the move will include opening up federal waters off the coast of California for the first time in more than three decades. The publisher of a new book about President Trump’s first year in office apparently isn’t cowed by demands to halt publication. Their relationship fractured badly this week, but here’s why the fallout might not be permanent. The move is a sign of the administration’s frustration with the country’s refusal to confront terrori... Link to the full article to read more