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State Rep. Jay Powell, advocate for updated Sunshine Laws, dies at 67

by Kathy | Nov 27, 2019 | News

State Rep. Jay Powell, chairman of the House Rules Committee, died Nov. 25 while attending a Republican legislative leaders retreat in Young Harris. He was 67. Powell, an attorney from Camilla, was instrumental to the 2012 update and expansion of Georgia’s Sunshine...

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