Meet our reporter: Jeremy Redmon

Jeremy Redmon has reported for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2005, covering federal stimulus spending, military affairs and state government and politics. He previously reported for newspapers in Richmond, Va.; Washington, D.C.; and Northern Virginia. In his 15 years of reporting for newspapers, Redmon has embedded with U.S. soldiers and Marines during three tours in Iraq and covered state legislatures and gubernatorial elections in Virginia, Maryland and Georgia. He has also reported on devastating fires, floods and a hurricane while on assignments in the Southeast. Redmon graduated from George Mason University in 1994 and 1997 with undergraduate and graduate degrees in English.

Is Mayor Dickens’ housing policy built on a strong foundation?

The city’s housing model has drawn praise, but there are questions about whether it reaches those who need it most.

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A baby had 30 broken bones. Parents blamed a car crash, police say.

The parents of a 5-month-old are facing multiple charges after doctors determined the infant had more than 30 broken bones.

Deputies kill man who chased them with knife, then find his mom dead, police say

Deputies came to the home near Acworth for a wellness check. After the gunfire, the sheriff’s office said deputies smelled “an odor of decay” and found the body of a woman.

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Is Mayor Dickens’ housing policy built on a strong foundation?

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Atlanta’s Jamaican community rallies as Hurricane Melissa batters the island

A baby had 30 broken bones. Parents blamed a car crash, police say.

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Despite a $14.6 billion surplus, state leaders say they can’t bail out SNAP

The federal government says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money Nov. 1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says there is nothing the state can do.

Husband of child services director fled DUI crash with kids in truck, GSP says

Authorities say the husband of Georgia's child protective services director had a blood alcohol level 4 times the legal limit when he left a crash with two kids in his truck.

Kirby Smart: LSU coaches ‘borrow’ offices, adds context to Brian Kelly firing

Georgia coach Kirby Smart understands the pressure at LSU, and how that combined with playoff expectations led to Brian Kelly being fired despite a .708 win percentage.