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Year in Review: Ascend Magazine’s top 10 themes of 2023
What common threads ran through the biggest stories in regulation over the course of 2023? What were the year's biggest, most impactful developments? We answer this and more in our Year in Review.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation

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.

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  • Data analytics, Health Care, Jimi Bush, Research, Social Media, Washington
Jimi Bush on how data helps to improve regulatory outcomes: Ascend Radio
In this episode of Ascend Radio, Jimi Bush, Director of Quality and Engagement at the Washington Medical Commission, discusses her work at the agency and its efforts in using data analytics to drive meaningful regulatory action.
  • AI Safety Regulations, EU AI Act, EU Pharma Reform, Football Regulator UK, Google Fine Regulatory Authority, Infrastructure Funding Canada, Tobacco Regulations, US Emission Limits, Vaping Laws Australia
European government announces plan for independent football regulator: Weekly regulatory news
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: UK's plans for an independent Football Regulator, calls in Canada for regulation to protect young people from tobacco products, and Premier Doug Ford’s demands for the removal of regulatory barriers and the elimination of the carbon tax.
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  • Interstate compacts, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Professional Licensing, Regulation
An exhaustive breakdown of interstate compacts in the U.S.
Just how many interstate licensing agreements are active in the U.S.? And in which professions are regulators looking to further promote license mobility? In our latest Ascend article, we take an in-depth look at the country's largest active and pending multistate licensing agreements.
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  • California, Cannabis, Illinois, Maine, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Professional Licensing, Regulation
Why is regulating marijuana licensure still such a struggle?
When some states started regulating marijuana licensure, they might not have anticipated the towering task before them. We examine some of the factors surrounding marijuana licensure that create challenges for both applicants and regulatory agencies.
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  • Arizona, Deregulation, Digital Government, Interstate compacts, Iowa, Licensing Reform, NASCIO, Nebraska, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Universal Licensure
NASCIO explores trends in digital government: Weekly regulatory news
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, a new report from NASCIO recaps trends in digital government over the past 20 years, Nebraska considers joining three new interstate compacts, and more.
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  • addiction, Aerospace, Deregulation, Idaho, Iowa, Licensing Reform, medicine, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nursing, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Teachers, Tennessee, Veterans, Wyoming
Doctors call for new aerospace medicine licensure standards: Weekly regulatory news
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, Canadian physicians consider how to treat patients in space, New Hampshire debates a massive deregulation bill, New Jersey passes laws to help cover veteran funeral costs, and much more.
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  • Cryptocurrency, Education, Marijuana, Michigan, Ontario, Professional Licensing, Québec, renewable energy, Virginia, Wisconsin
North Carolina teachers oppose proposed licensure, pay model: Weekly regulatory news 
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. Virginia regulators approve largest offshore wind farm in U.S., North Carolina teachers group opposes licensure and pay overhaul, and more in our latest Week in Brief.
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  • Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Louisiana, Organizational Culture
Cybersecurity and the importance of organizational culture
In Ascend Magazine's latest Insight piece, we explore organizational cybersecurity culture in regulatory agencies and its value as a line of defense against cyberattacks.
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  • AI, Canada, Georgia, Health Care Regulation, Internationally educated, labor shortages, Licensing Reform, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Nursing, Oregon, Physicians, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Teachers, U.S.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman urges AI regulation in Senate hearing: Weekly regulatory news
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, OpenAI's Sam Altman urges AI regulation in his first appearance before Congress, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger launches commission to reduce barriers to professional licensing, and much more.
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  • Artificial intelligence, Licensing Reform, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Plumbers, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Teachers
Pennsylvania’s controversial new plumbing licensure bill: Week in Brief
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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  • AI, Alabama, Cybersecurity, Digital Government, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Interstate compacts, labor shortages, Licensing Reform, NASCIO, Nursing, Professional Licensing, Regulation, social work, Universal Licensure
Georgia considers occupational licensing reform: Weekly regulatory news
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, Georgia considers occupational licensing reform, Indiana committee says no to universal licensing recognition, and more.
Universal license recognition
  • Insight, License Portability, Licensing Reform, Occupational licensing, Universal Licensure
Does universal license recognition enable mobility or compromise standards?
Advocates of universal license recognition say that it can alleviate labor shortages and help skilled workers start practicing faster. But opponents argue that taking a "one-size-fits-all" approach can dilute or eliminate licensing requirements that exist to protect the public. We take a deeper look at the policy and its implementation.
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  • AI, China, Cybersecurity, Illinois, Internationally educated, Interstate compacts, Investing, Licensing Reform, Nebraska, Ontario, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Temporary Help Agencies, U.S.
US federal government seeks to harmonize cybersecurity regulations: Weekly regulatory news
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, the U.S. government requests information on conflicting cybersecurity regulations at the federal, state, and local levels, China announces broad regulations for the use of generative AI, and more.
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  • Alabama, California, COVID-19, Indiana, Mining, Ontario, Professional Licensing, Scotland, Utah, Wyoming
Indiana seeks licensing reciprocity agreements with other states
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. In this week's news, Indiana wants better reciprocity agreements with other states, Alabama tries to nullify vaccine mandates, and a Utah chiropractor faces felony charges.
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  • AI, Continuing Education, David Benton, Digital Government, Health Care, Nursing, Professional Licensing, Right-touch Regulation, risk-based regulation, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.
Risk, resilience, and interdisciplinary communication: A conversation with David Benton (Part 3)
Our latest Ascend Magazine Q&A tracks the career of one of health care's most accomplished regulators and takes a look at the concepts that shape the field of health policy overall.
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  • Education, Florida, Interstate compacts, Kansas, Licensing Reform, Midwifery, Montana, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Nevada, Professional Licensing, Regulation, South Carolina, Teachers, U.S., Universal Licensure
Florida moves toward universal licensing: Weekly regulatory news
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, a new bill from the Florida Senate aims to promote license mobility for professionals entering the state from other jurisdictions, Kansas becomes the fourth state to enact the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, and more.

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U.S. regulators discuss finalizing bank capital rules as soon as August: Weekly regulatory news

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: U.S. regulators discuss finalizing bank capital rules as soon as August: Bloomberg News, Shein faces EU regulations over user data, National regulatory reform would promote economic growth for Canadians, and more.

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Trust on trial: Navigating the murky waters of scientific integrity

As fraudulent research papers flood academic journals, the sanctity of scientific discovery is under siege, challenging the very foundation of trust we place in peer-reviewed publications. With AI now both a tool for creating and detecting such deceptions, the urgency for a robust, independent regulatory framework in scientific publishing has never been greater.

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California establishes licensing rules for crypto companies, kiosks: Weekly regulatory news

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, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation that will create licensing rules for cryptocurrency companies and kiosks, the World Health Organization publishes guidelines on regulating AI to improve quality of service in health care, and more.

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Virginia approves universal license recognition: Weekly regulatory news 

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, Virginia approves universal licensure legislation, Alaska makes it easier for licensed professionals who move to the state to get to work faster, France passes stringent licensing rules for crypto firms, and much more.

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