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The Supreme Court just escalated the redistricting war. Congress must end it. -- The best solution would be to increase the size of the House of Representatives from its current 435 members.

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Home care workers should be licensed and regulated -- The current system for workers who help elderly or disabled people with nonmedical tasks like bathing, dressing, or cooking is practically unregulated.

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Tame the 'ghost haunting land use law' -- Site plan reviews can become a backdoor permitting process that blocks development.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Citizenship by birth is America at its best -- A principle rooted in the Constitution and reinforced by long experience cannot be undone at a president's whim.

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George Fatheree -- At long last, David Drake is recognized as the artist he always was -- The Museum of Fine Arts didn't just return Drake's jars — it returned his artistic birthright.

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- CDC's hepatitis B reversal puts newborns back at risk -- The recommendation corrodes one of the greatest public health victories of the past 30 years.

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Fellow media should stand as one when Trump attacks reporters -- Our nation depends on a free press that can question power without fear or intimidation.

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Wu fights anew over city property tax -- "As Democrats across the country, including here, talk about affordability as a key goal, Wu's proposal addresses exactly that," writes an advocate.

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