Written by R. Robin McDonald - Daily Report Online | Nov 1, 2018 | News
The Georgia Republican Party has settled a libel lawsuit over mailers the party financed targeting an attorney running as a Democrat for a suburban Atlanta state House seat. In a settlement agreement signed Thursday, the state GOP agreed to stop referring to Josh McLaurin—an associate at Krevolin & Horst and […]
Written by R. Robin McDonald - Daily Report | Oct 15, 2018 | News
When the Georgia Republican Party sent out a campaign mailer claiming Atlanta Democrat Josh McLaurin was the subject of “ongoing criminal investigations,” McLaurin decided the Republicans crossed a line. An associate with Atlanta’s Krevolin & Horst, McLaurin said the attack by Republican allies of his opponent, attorney Alex Kaufman of […]
Written by R. Robin McDonald - Daily Report | Oct 8, 2018 | News
Atlanta attorney Richard Robbins, whose law firm Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield already has a strong government relations legal team, has inaugurated a new lobbying affiliate. The new lobbying arm, Robbins Government Relations, draws heavily on the expertise of government lawyers who developed their political acumen during the administrations of […]
Written by AJC Political Insider | Oct 2, 2018 | News
Keep an eye on this new lobbying team under the Gold Dome. The Robbins Government Relations Group rolled out its team of lobbyists, lawyers and public affairs specialists this week, and it’s a formidable list. Founding members include former Sam Nunn aide Roy Robinson; ex-Sonny Perdue deputies Josh Belinfante and […]
Written by Jonathan Ringel - Daily Report | Aug 9, 2018 | News
Beyond a mountain of “ifs” lies a potential Georgia Supreme Court clash of abortion, privacy, precedent and conservative judicial principles. The “ifs” start with abortion rights advocates, who openly fear that, if Judge Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, he will tilt it to overrule Roe v. Wade. […]
Written by Katheryn Tucker - Daily Report | Aug 6, 2018 | News
Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Paige Reese Whitaker to the Fulton County Superior Court in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit only last year, which he will no doubt remember when they meet for another interview for the Georgia Supreme Court this month. Whitaker is also likely to be known by the current […]
Written by James Salzer - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jun 27, 2018 | News
As soon as a seemingly annual bill that used-car dealers worried would raise taxes on their customers began to stall again in the Georgia Senate in March, their lobbyists knew who to thank. As far as they were concerned, it was Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, the front-runner in the Republican […]
