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UG considers smoking ban, but other areas of state, metro already have policies in place 

Some businesses in Wyandotte County already have self-imposed smoking bans, but others that allow smoking at least in some capacity will surely be waiting anxiously to see if the Unified Government pursues a city- or county-wide smoking ban.

Two areas of interest after a smoking ban would be The Legends at Village West shopping center and the Kansas Speedway.

Kelly Hale, manager of public relations at Kansas Speedway, said the racetrack would follow the Unified Government's lead. . . .

Wyandotte County and its three cities - Kansas City, Kan., Edwardsville and Bonner Springs - are among the last holdouts in the Kansas City metro area without a smoking ban.

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