Updated Tuesday at 3:37 p.m.
The chairman of the powerful Georgia House Rules Committee has died after collapsing at a retreat for lawmakers.
State Rep. Jay Powell died after collapsing at a Republican caucus leadership event Monday night at the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, according to House Speaker David Ralston.
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