Bill is signed to reorganize state agencies

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday signed a 2,047-page bill into law that will implement his plan to reduce the number of state agencies reporting to him from 42 to 15, effective July 1.

The Republican governor also announced the creation of a transition team to help with the implementation of House Bill 1763 by Rep. Andy Davis, R-Little Rock. The legislation is now Act 910, Hutchinson spokesman J.R. Davis said.

The transition team will be chaired by the governor's chief transformation officer Amy Fecher, who also serves as executive vice president of operations at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. In addition to Fecher, the team has 15 members, including governor's office legislative liaison Conley Hurst, the son of Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst.

Hutchinson said the transition team "will be setting the stage for the 15 Cabinet secretaries that will be announced most likely within the next 30 days."

Read more: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/apr/12/bill-is-signed-to-reorganize-state-agen-1/?news-politics

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Hate this consolidation of all agencies into total control of executive branch.

[backtoblue]

2. Something to think about

The state funeral board has been taken over by the state insurance board.

It's one of the biggest conflicts of interest that I've personally seen.

Insurance has BIG influence on funeral homes and how they are regulated. I fought with them for a long time when I exposed my former boss's embezzlement. The insurance board wanted to keep it quiet, afraid letting the local people know about it would negatively affect preneed sales.

You know, sinking, I'm just tired of fighting around here.