Colorado moves to regulate funeral home workers: Week in Brief

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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 efforts to address workforce shortages in Wisconsin, calls for funeral home worker regulation in Colorado following the discovery of 115 improperly stored bodies, and more.

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Colorado moves to regulate funeral home workers: Week in Brief

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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 Director 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:

Efforts from the Wisconsin legislature to address workforce challenges.
A morbid discovery in Penrose, Colorado, that has prompted scrutiny over how the state regulates funeral homes and crematoriums.
Plans from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) to create a diversified framework for architect licensure, and more.

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