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 the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact and its adoption in Utah, new pathways for nurse licensure in Nova Scotia, the perhaps surprising prevalence of occupational licensing in Arkansas, and much more.
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Regulatory policies are ever-evolving and differ widely from coast to coast and around the world. We keep a pulse on the active world of regulation and licensing.

The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Wisconsin's Department of Safety and Professional Services and Michigan's Licensing and Regulatory Affairs partner to speed up licensing in both states, and more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Ontario regulators crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency firms, Spain moves toward legalization of medical cannabis for treatment of cancer and other debilitating illnesses, Kansas legalizes sports betting, and more in our latest Week in Brief.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news: Digital leaders and regulators to gather in Dublin, how SEC regs will change cryptocurrency markets, existing and proposed federal AI regulation in the U.S., and more.
In Part 2 of Paul Leavoy's conversation with Margaret Busse and Jeff Shumway from Utah's Dept. of Commerce, they discuss how to overcome barriers to occupational licensing reform, how other states are streamlining licensing requirements, the importance of stakeholder engagement, and much more
Regulators are increasingly turning to an innovative policy tool called a “sandbox” to address various challenges. In this article, Contributor Will Morrison explores the origins of regulatory sandboxes and how they work.
With the pervasiveness of social engineering attacks and other cyberthreats, occupational licensing bodies must implement preventive measures to make sure sensitive information is kept safe. Here we look at some different cyberthreats as well as basic controls regulators can use to curb them.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, NASCIO and PTI unveil 2024 IT priorities, a New York lawyer faces discipline over an AI-generated citation, the SEC admits to a cybersecurity lapse before a rogue Bitcoin post, and more.
In the wake of a tumultuous year for cryptocurrency, governments around the world are making moves to regulate digital currencies. While recent headlines suggest a flurry of scattered efforts to apply rules to govern cryptocurrency and its exchanges, this is a continuation of a regulatory trend.

Crypto’s history with regulators, lawmakers, and enforcement agencies spans a decade, but it can be challenging to make sense of it all. In the first part of this series on the history of cryptocurrency regulation, Ascend contributor Sean Gellis explores how the two have intersected over time, taking us back to the origins of digital currency and a comprehensive timeline of early cryptocurrency regulation in the U.S.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. California forbids physicians from being re-licensed following sexual misconduct, Wisconsin works with the public sector to investigate nursing home complaints, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.
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 proposals in Nebraska to enter the state into three new licensing compacts, a report from NASCIO reflecting on accomplishments and challenges in the world of digital government, and more.
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 the passage of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact in Florida, new efforts in Michigan to license hunting and fishing guides, a bipartisan bill that would legalize marijuana in Ohio, and much more.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. Louisiana looks at Gulf wind energy, Connecticut's makes marijuana advertising harder, Ontario fines gambling companies and more weekly regulatory news.
How can people with different roles in the regulatory process harness the power of data virtualization to help with their daily work? We look at this and more in our latest Ascend article.
The Week in Brief is your weekly snapshot of regulatory news and what's happening in the world of professional licensing, government technology, and public policy. This week in regulatory news, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives passes legislation to streamline licensing for veterans transitioning to a civilian career as an emergency medical technician or paramedic, and much more.
Arizona has been notably active on occupational licensing reform in recent years, becoming the first state to implement Right to Earn a Living and universal licensure recognition laws. We review the major changes to occupational regulations initiated by Gov. Doug Ducey that have made Arizona a leader in reform.

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