Article snippet: Memorably dapper, Mr. Crane cultivated storied friendships that reached from the State House to City Hall to Boston’s sports arenas. evan horowitz | quick study The president has made his mark — though not always in the promised direction. 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. If Trump’s staff are so concerned, why are they still working for him? The action is the first known congressional criminal referral in connection with Russian election meddling. Secretary of State William Galvin said Trump was right to disband the commission — because it should never have been created in the first place. Defeated US Senate candidate Roy Moore’s wife has identified the “Jewish” attorney she referred to at a campaign rally. He’s a practicing Christian. Tina Johnson’s house in Gadsden, Ala., caught fire Tuesday morning. <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for the story. This is ... Link to the full article to read more