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Pennsylvania’s controversial new plumbing licensure bill: Week in Brief
Week in Brief Podcast
  • Artificial intelligence, Licensing Reform, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Plumbers, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Teachers
The Week in Brief Podcast is your weekly guide to the latest news, issues, and events in professional licensing, regulation, and digital government. This week, Sarah and Paul discuss a proposal from artificial intelligence executives for a global AI watchdog body, a controversial new bill in Pennsylvania that would create a statewide licensing regime for plumbers, and much more.
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Welcome to the Week in Brief Podcast, a weekly 10-minute review of some of the biggest headlines in licensure, regulation, and digital government.

 

Every week, join Ascend Editor-in-Chief Paul Leavoy and Sarah Rivin, Government Affairs Manager at Thentia, as they provide a quick summary of the week’s leading stories, which you can explore in more depth by checking out our Week in Brief series, published every Monday, and by signing up for the Week in Brief newsletter.

 

This week, Sarah and Paul discuss:

 

  • Calls from AI executives for an international watchdog body similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

  • Sharp divisions over a proposed plumbing licensure bill in Pennsylvania.

  • New funding to help cover the cost of state-funded teacher licensure exams in North Carolina.

  • …And much more.
 

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