DEL.ICIO.USPublished on: 01/05/07
State Politics and Government Editor Susan Abramson has been with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for nine years. This is her fourth legislative session. She has also worked as a reporter and editor at the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina and as a reporter at The Winchester Star in Virginia. e-mail: sabramson@ajc.com
James Salzer writes about the governor, budget and tax issues, politics and ethics at the Capitol. Salzer has been with the Journal-Constitution for seven years, previously covering state education policy and colleges. He has also worked for The Abilene Reporter-News and The Florida Times-Union and he covered the General Assembly for Atlanta-based Morris News Service for 10 years prior to joining the AJC. e-mail: jsalzer@ajc.com
Sonji Jacobs has covered the Georgia Senate and state politics for the Journal-Constitution since joining the newspaper in January 2004. Jacobs moved to Atlanta after working as a reporter for nearly five years at the Miami Herald. There, she covered k-12 education and the cities of Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. e-mail: sjacobs@ajc.com
Jeremy Redmon covers the House of Representatives. Previously, he reported on the 2006 gubernatorial race between Gov. Sonny Perdue and Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor. He also spent two tours on assignment in Iraq for the AJC, covering the Georgia National Guard's 48th Brigade Combat Team. e-mail: jredmon@ajc.com
Jim Galloway works with Tom Baxter to produce the Journal-Constitution's Political Insider column, the newspaper's blog covering politics in Georgia and the South. Galloway has been with the AJC for 28 years, with assignments as diverse as Atlanta City Hall, religion and foreign affairs. e-mail: jgalloway@ajc.com
Ben Gray came to work as a staff photographer for the Journal-Constitution in 1998. This will be his fifth year covering the legislative session. In addition to general assignment photojournalism, Gray has served as primary beat photographer for the Atlanta Falcons and recently documented a mission trip to Nicaragua. He came to the AJC from the Naples (Fla.) Daily News. e-mail: bgray@ajc.com
Reporters covering other specialized beats also will be writing from the Capitol periodically during the coming session. They include:
Brian Feagans: Immigration; e-mail: bfeagans@ajc.com
Stacy Shelton: Environment; e-mail: sshelton@ajc.com
Andy Miller: Healthcare; e-mail: dbennett@ajc.com
Walter Woods: Business and economic development; e-mail: wwoods@ajc.com
Margaret Newkirk: Utilities and Public Service Commission; e-mail: mnewkirk@ajc.com
Kevin Duffy: Education; e-mail: kduffy@ajc.com
Bridget Gutierrez: Education; e-mail: bgutierrez@ajc.com
Ariel Hart: Transportation; e-mail: ahart@ajc.com
Paul Donsky: Transportation; e-mail: pdonsky@ajc.com
Craig Schneider: Social services; e-mail: cschneider@ajc.com
Scott Leith: Media, cable and telecommunications; e-mail: sleith@ajc.com
EDITORS:
Celine Bufkin will be the photo editor for legislative coverage. She is the photo editor for local news and the Metro section of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She formerly served as photo editor for sports, special projects and national and world news. Before arriving at the paper in 1997 as a staff photographer, she worked as a photographer and editor at several small daily and newspapers in Alabama. e-mail: cbufkin@ajc.com
Lisa Transiskus will be the graphics editor for legislative coverage. A Journal-Constitution staff member for the past seven years, she was previously a graphics copy editor for the art department. In addition to editing graphics for legislative coverage, she will work with the the national desk, projects team and medicine, environment, science and health team. e-mail: ltransiskus@ajc.com
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