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Ethics board fines Macon mayor, other local officials – The Macon Melody The Georgia Ethics Commission fined Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller and other elected officials on Wednesday for violating campaign finance laws.

Macon mayor, water authority chair, state rep and ballot committee fined by GA Ethics Commission for campaign finance violations.
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Money, trust woes stall Pleasant Hill housing effort – The Macon Melody A local authority created to revitalize the historically Black neighborhood of Pleasant Hill owns 17 new or recently rehabilitated homes, several of which are boarded up and vacant only couple of year...

New homes boarded up, no HQ, no executive director and <$100K in the bank. The latest authority that acknowledged last year that some of the more than $5.4 million of taxpayer money it received was “misspent.” maconmelody.com/money-trust-...

Bibb County set to make historic investment in roads with SPLOST – The Macon Melody 'We’ll pave about 25 years of roads in four years,' the mayor said.

“Roads are kind of like your feet and some of your other things,” one county commissioner said. “It’s not something that we brag about, but if you don’t have good roads, the rest of it suffers.”
In other words, Macon roads finna get a pedicure 💅
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Bill to ban school zone speed cameras filed by Macon legislator – The Macon Melody Macon-Bibb County has made millions off of school zone cameras. A state representative for Macon wants to ban the unpopular cameras.

Unpopular speed cameras face the chopping block in a bill introduced by a Macon legislator and co-signed by 99 others on both sides of the aisle. #gapol maconmelody.com/bill-to-ban-...

Here’s how to share sensitive leaks with the press Thinking about securely leaking information to news organizations? This guide will show you how.

Leaking is an important way to publicize govt and private misdeeds.

But Giving tips to journalists can be risky and may violate previous legal agreements with the leaker’s org, such as a nondisclosure agreement or contract.

Here's a starter guide on how to do it:
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