State House Roundup -- Rain, Rain Go Away

A recap and analysis of the week in state government.As Harvey stalled and Irma churned, Massachusetts wondered "What if?" -- as in, "What if 50 inches of rain fell in the Hub and Boston literally turned into a city on a hill?""If we got hit with a storm like this, if Harvey hit Boston Harbor, we're wiped out as a city," Mayor Marty Walsh predicted.But as with many things that come with price tags in the billions, decisions about how to deal with the [...]

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