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Boston GlobeSaturday, 16 May 2026
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Study showing transit gain wasn’t shared
Blue Hill Ave. analysis affirmed bus trips would be faster, driving would be slower
The paper focuses on civic transparency, highlighting that officials withheld a traffic report detailing negative impacts on drivers to push forward a contentious local bus lane project.
Boston has been debating the installation of a dedicated bus lane on a major thoroughfare to improve public transit. The newly obtained report reveals officials had concrete data showing the project would significantly delay car traffic but chose not to release it publicly during community consultations.
“transit gain wasn't shared”
“Focused on local accountability”
Insurers rebound after cuts in coverage
See benefit after tightening limits on GLP-1 payments
Examines the financial benefits local health insurers experienced after restricting coverage for popular, expensive weight-loss drugs.
A second act for pandemic conspiracies
Hantavirus spurs familiar, but questionable, theories
Observes the rapid re-emergence of public health misinformation in response to a newly reported hantavirus outbreak.
Hampshire students, parents scramble
Hefty scholarships won’t follow them to new schools
Highlights the personal and financial disruption faced by families following a local college's sudden closure announcement.
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