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New Jersey Mug Shot Bill Raises Open-Access Concerns

Associations Now

A proposed law targeting ethically questionable sites that post arrest mug shots easily passed in the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday, but journalists’ organizations and open-access advocates worry that it will have wider consequences. Mug shots are big business, and New Jersey’s General Assembly wants out.

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Your Digital Infrastructure Shouldn’t Be Playing Catch-Up

Associations Now

Murphy, the Democratic governor of New Jersey, found himself having to name-drop a supposed “dead programming language” at a news conference. But Murphy’s state suddenly needed a lot of help with it, because New Jersey’s unemployment systems rely on COBOL. Today, they’re generally 3.5 They’re not alone.