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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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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.

Week in Brief Podcast
  • Education, Florida, Interstate compacts, Licensing Reform, Marijuana, Michigan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Professional Licensing, Regulation
Ohio moves toward marijuana legalization: Week in Brief Podcast
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.
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  • Australia, Canada, Dentistry, Finance, Ireland, Nebraska, Professional Licensing, United Kingdom, Utah, Wisconsin
Wisconsin assembly approves universal credentialing bill: 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 Wisconsin assembly approves universal credentialing, occupational licensing easing commences in Nebraska, how social media helps newcomers land skilled work, and more.
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  • Accounting, Government Technology, Interstate compacts, Iowa, Licensing Reform, Michigan, military, Nursing, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Texas, U.S., Universal Licensure, Wisconsin
Nurse licensure compact bill reintroduced in Michigan: 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, Michigan reconsiders a bill to join the Nurse Licensure Compact, Iowans speak out on a proposal to consolidate or eliminate more than 100 boards and commissions, and more.
  • Dia Gainor, EMS, EMS Compact, EMS Regulation, EMS Workforce Mobility, NASEMSO, National Association of State EMS Officials
Regulating the world of emergency medical services (EMS)
The National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) is the United States’ lead national organization for emergency medical services (EMS). In a recent interview, NASEMSO Executive Director Dia Gainor talked about the origins of the association, how EMS is regulated in the U.S., and the work it is doing to develop evidence-based guidance for EMTs and paramedics. She also talks about the creation of the EMS Compact to enable workforce mobility and make it easier for ambulatory service providers to work across state lines.
New Jersey implements licensing for police officers weekly regulatory news
  • Examinations, Health Care, Law, Licensing Reform, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, police, Professional Licensing, Tennessee, Ukraine
New Jersey implements professional licensing for police officers: 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. New Jersey implements licensing for police officers, the Law Society of Ontario notifies candidates of cheating investigation, and more in our Week in Brief.
  • Regulation, Social Media
Social media regulation in the United States: Past, present, and future
Social media regulation is hotly discussed and many believe it is long overdue. From its associations with increased political polarization and war, it has its share of issues. We explore in this rundown of its past, present, and future in the U.S.
  • Alaska, Cannabis, Delaware, Law, Marijuana, New Jersey, Nursing, Professional Licensing, Rhode Island, Texas
Rhode Island legalizes cannabis while Delaware rejects it: 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. Rhode Island legalizes cannabis while Delaware rejects it, New Jersey establishes police licensure, Alaska expedites licensing, and more weekly regulatory news.
  • David Benton, Health Care, Licensing Reform, NCSBN, Nursing, Professional Licensing
David Benton on health care regulation, technology, and risk: Ascend Radio
In this episode of Ascend Radio, David Benton, CEO of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), sits down with Ascend Magazine Editor Paul Leavoy to discuss technology in health care regulation, the upcoming next-generation NCLEX exams, regulating support workers, and much more.
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  • Child Care, Connecticut, Education, fintech, Health Care, Interstate compacts, Israel, Licensing Reform, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Philippines, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Telehealth, Veterans
Connecticut adopts new interstate compacts for health care providers: 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. Connecticut eases licensure restrictions for telehealth and telepsychology providers, Israel eases regulatory restrictions for fintech companies, and more in our Week in Brief.
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  • Cannabis, Connecticut, Cosmetology, Environment, Gambling, Louisiana, Marijuana, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Professional Licensing, Regulation, renewable energy
Louisiana lawmakers eye Gulf wind energy pilot program: 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. Louisiana looks at Gulf wind energy, Connecticut's makes marijuana advertising harder, Ontario fines gambling companies and more weekly regulatory news.
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  • Prevention, Professional Licensing, Regulation
The cat and the sparrow: A hard lesson in preventive regulation 
Professor Malcolm Sparrow's thinking on preventive regulation has proved highly influential. But when it comes to translating theory to practice, sometimes regulators have a hard time applying abstract concepts. For the PSA's Douglas Bilton, an event involving his own cat in his very home helped render theory very concrete.
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  • AI, Alberta, Cannabis, Colombia, Cryptocurrency, Digital Government, discrimination, E.U., Gambling, Licensing Reform, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Professional Licensing, Regulation, U.K., U.S.
NH licensing overhaul faces bipartisan rejection: 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, Pennsylvania senators grill Shapiro Administration officials over license application processing times, New Hampshire lawmakers move to strike down Governor Sununu’s controversial licensing reform measures, and much more.
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  • Consumer Protection, Cybersecurity, Finance, Operational Resilience, Regulation, U.K.
Regulators tackle operational resilience in the UK
To mitigate the risk of major operational failures affecting the day-to-day lives of millions of financial services customers, U.K. regulators issued new rules on operational resilience that came into force in March 2022. In this article, Rick Borges looks at the requirements and the impact they will have on firms’ cyber resilience and use of third-party providers.
Ascend Contributor Q&A
  • AI, Anna van der Gaag, Compassionate regulation, Data analytics, DEI, Harry Cayton, Health Care, Internationally educated, labor shortages, Marie Bismark, Martin Fletcher, Regulation, Rick Borges, Zubin Austin
Ascend contributors reflect on top themes of 2023 and what challenges lie ahead in 2024
We caught up with our past and present contributors to ask their thoughts on the top issues, challenges, and themes that defined regulation and professional licensure in 2023 as well as their predictions for what could lie ahead in 2024. Here’s what they had to say.
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  • AI, Regulation, Rick Borges
Do chatbots understand you? Exploring bias and discrimination in AI
To what extent does AI have the potential to exhibit bias and discrimination? And how might humans implement the technology in a way that curbs these tendencies? In his latest piece for Ascend, Rick Borges discusses the ethical implications of widespread AI implementation and explores what could be done to address them.
Ascend Live Interstate Panel
  • Dan Hereth, Evan Bartel, Indiana, Licensing, Marlon Brown, Michigan, Regulation, Wisconsin
State agency leaders discuss tomorrow’s regulatory challenges: Ascend Radio
In this episode of Ascend Radio, Ascend Editor in Chief Paul Leavoy welcomes leaders from Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin’s licensing agencies to discuss the year that was, the year ahead, and interagency collaboration.

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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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