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Convention Center Hotels: If They Build It, Will You Come?

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As it turns out, the one thing Kansas City, Missouri, was missing in its effort to boost its convention business was a bunch of hotel rooms. Already, the city has been seeing some big returns from that decision: This month, three associations announced that they would bring their conferences to Kansas City. Hot Commodities.

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New Jersey Mug Shot Bill Raises Open-Access Concerns

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Though strict, it wouldn’t be the only measure of its kind: Kansas, Montana, and Washington state all ban public release of the arrest photos, while 10 other states put restrictions on their release. JustMugshots, one of the largest sites mentioned in the Times article, is currently a defendant in a class action lawsuit filed in December.