While Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hobnob with Pope Francis at the Vatican and Italian business leaders next week – no doubt taking in all the great things about Italy like wine and pasta and sightseeing – they are leaving behind a troubling state of affairs in the Bay State.


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While Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hobnob with Pope Francis at the Vatican and Italian business leaders next week – no doubt taking in all the great things about Italy like wine a…{ai:summary}<p>Healey and Wu enjoy Italian delights while neglecting issues at home. #politics</p>

Battenfeld: Wu, Healey junket to Italy an expensive diversion from real problems

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