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EDITORIAL
Wave the white flag in City Hall Plaza free speech case, Mayor Wu
Given the legal tangle over free speech issues the flagpole has created for Boston, it may be wise for Mayor Michelle Wu to end the policy now and negotiate a settlement with the plaintiff.

MARCELA GARCÍA
Follow the money: Sheriffs’ campaign donations get a much-needed look
A report from government watchdog organizations finds that an important share of contributions to sheriffs’ campaigns, including in Mass., are “ethically conflicted.”

Amanda Nguyen
Legislature must fully protect survivors of sexual assault
A new bill would help close the gaps in the original bill and finally provide a comprehensive assault-survivor bill of rights in the state.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr
A high court loss for Boston could come at a high price — unless it acts fast
The city can end the policy that put it — and First Amendment religious jurisprudence — in this precarious position.

EDITORIAL
Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks
New legislation would require lawmakers to put their investments in blind trusts.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD
When it comes to canceling student debt, what is Joe Biden waiting for?
In a midterm year — with Biden’s low approval ratings and Democrats’ diminishing odds of winning the midterms in November — canceling student loan debt is not only the right policy but also an easy political choice.

Joan Vennochi
When do protests cross the line? It can depend on your politics.
The boundaries of political protest will always be tested — in court and in the court of public opinion.

EDITORIAL
Biden shouldn’t give up on vaccine mandates
Smaller victories are the key to an end run around the Supreme Court’s ruling.

JEFF JACOBY
Biden is failing because he abandoned his mandate
The singular task the president set himself was to bring the nation together. What happened?

SCOT LEHIGH
Maura Healey will soon be in the governor’s race
Meanwhile, Republicans may have a race between a Trump toady and a successful businessman.