Tag Archives: Robert Lamutt

Carson wins Cobb House seat in runoff

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 19, 2011

Finance manager John Carson is the voters’ choice to replace the late Bobby Franklin in the Georgia House . . .

Political Notes – Cain says electric fence proposal a ‘joke’

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 17, 2011

Herman Cain says his proposal to curb immigration by installing an electric fence along the border that would kill people crossing into the U.S. was just a ‘joke’ . . .

Tags: electric fence , Herman Cain , immigration , John Carson , Lee Hawkins , Renee Unterman , Rick Austin , Robert Lamutt , special legislative elections , toll lanes

Lamutt, Carson headed to runoff in House race

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 21, 2011

John Carson, Robert Lamutt are the top two finishers in a Cobb County special election for a State House seat, will meet in an Oct. 18 runoff to decide the winner . . .

Tags: Bobby Franklin , Georgia House , John Carson , Robert Lamutt , Special Election

Political Notes – Some pushback on immigration panel appointment

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 12, 2011

Gov. Nathan Deal is still getting some heat over his controversial appointment of anti-immigration lobbyist Phil Kent to the state’s immigration review board; a candidate for the Legislature has some unpaid tax issues . . .

Tags: Brian Robinson , Doug Richards , immigration , Nathan Deal , Phil Kent , Robert Lamutt