Gov. Ivey disbands Bentley’s task forces, councils

Less than a week after TAB inquired about the status of the former gambling task force set up by then-Gov. Robert Bentley, Gov. Kay Ivey signed Executive Order 3 disbanding it along with 17 other task forces, commissions and councils established by Bentley.

“I am choosing to tackle some of the issues that have previously been sent before a task force,” Ivey said in a July 12 news release.

“Since the first day I took office, I have been committed to efficiency in government. … [R]emoving these groups, many of which have either completed their work or have become inactive, is just a part of that process.” (TAB)