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Open Records/Open Government

The dormer of this house at 1783 First Ave. overlooks Jefferson Long Park and is down Craft Street from The Little Richard Resource House. The Georgia Department of Transportation paid CEA more than $180,000 to build it for a nonprofit created by Rep. James Beverly.

Minimal oversight led to misspent money meant for Pleasant Hill, records show

GDOT paid $180,000 to build a home for nonprofit created by Rep. James Beverly
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
July 18, 2024
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections office in the old Macon Mall.

A Georgia voter’s guide to campaign finance research

Who is funding who? Here's where to look
Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 1, 2024
Macon-Bibb Agencies Graded for Online Accessibility

Macon-Bibb Agencies Graded for Online Accessibility

Students looked at legal requirements and online information that might be of public interest
Debbie Blankenship, Reg Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 10, 2023
CCJ Students Grade Government Agencies on Transparency

CCJ Students Grade Government Agencies on Transparency

Students requested open records from local and state agencies
Debbie Blankenship, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 7, 2022
Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority provides quick response

Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority provides quick response

Grade A for contact and response
Ida Adams, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 4, 2022
Georgia Attorney General's Office gets mixed grade

Georgia Attorney General’s Office gets mixed grade

C for ease of contact but A for response
Olivia Scott, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 4, 2022
Analysis of Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Open Record Request Process

Analysis of Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Open Record Request Process

Gets B for contacts/process and A for response
Maura Rutledge, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 4, 2022
Macon Transit Authority Complicates an Open Record Request

Macon Transit Authority Complicates an Open Record Request

Receives a 'B' rating for the contact process and a 'B/C' rating for communication
Kendall Webb, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 4, 2022
Testing the Georgia Department of Corrections Open Records Request

Testing the Georgia Department of Corrections Open Records Request

Gets A on communication and B on compliance.
Al Wooten, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 4, 2022
Macon-Bibb County Commission has quick response time

Macon-Bibb County Commission has quick response time

Gets As for Communication and Compliance with Open Records Request
Amelie Horace, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 4, 2022
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