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Ontario to expedite international nurse registration: 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. Ontario gives approval to expedite international nurse registration, Ohio introduces legislation to license advanced care respiratory therapists, new research finds that professional licensing has no impact on interstate migration, and more in our latest weekly roundup of regulatory news.
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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.

  • Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, social engineering
Social engineering attacks: How can cybercriminals exploit our trust?
Suspicious emails, phone calls, and text messages are the norm for many of us in our day-to-day lives. While many of us tend to ignore them, stats and headlines show they happen regularly, and they work. How to circumvent cybercrime at your agency? Jordan Milian explores.
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  • Counseling, Delaware, Education, Interstate compacts, Kansas, Licensing Reform, Louisiana, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Nevada, Nuclear energy, Nursing, Professional Licensing, Regulation, U.S., Utah, Veterinarians, Virginia, Washington
Kansas signs Counseling Compact into law: 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, two Louisiana veterinarians plan to pursue legal action against a state licensing board, Utah opens a new policy lab, nurse unions in Nevada push back against the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), and much more.
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  • Australia, Cannabis, Cryptocurrency, Dentistry, Education, Florida, Interstate compacts, Licensing Reform, New Jersey, North Carolina, Professional Licensing, Tasmania, U.S.
Florida bill creates issues for local contractor 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. A new Florida bill presents issues for local contractor licensing, the ADA drafts model legislation for an interstate dentistry compact, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.
  • Alabama, California, Health Care, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Professional Licensing, Telehealth, Vaccinations, Vermont, Veterans
Kentucky eyes improving licensing help for ex-criminals
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, Kentucky moves to support better licensing for ex-criminals, a think tank calls for less occupational licensing regulation in Ohio, and Pennsylvania moves to improve the lives of veterans.
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  • Cryptocurrency, Digital Government, Finance, New Hampshire, Ontario, Russia, U.K., Ukraine
Russian communications regulator blocks Google News: 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. Ontario’s financial regulator outlines new credentialing requirements for two professions, the U.K.’s advertising watchdog sends a warning to crypto companies, and more in our Week in Brief.
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  • British Columbia, Cryptocurrency, France, Internationally educated, Licensing Reform, North Carolina, Nursing, Ontario, Physicians, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Teachers, Washington
BC plans to streamline licensing for internationally trained nurses: 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. B.C. streamlines licensing for internationally trained nurses, France's financial regulator supports faster mandatory licensing for crypto firms, and much more in this week's look at regulatory news.
  • Professional Licensing, Regulation, self-regulation
Self-regulation carries an array of potential dangers
Self-regulation brings opportunities for working professionals to monitor themselves and their peers with greater ease, but it presents opportunities for abuse. Jordan Milian explores the privilege of self-regulation.
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  • Cosmetology, Education, Gambling, Housing, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Occupational licensing, Oklahoma, Professional Licensing, Teachers, Universal Licensure
Massachusetts considers mobile sports betting licenses: 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. Massachusetts gaming regulators review applications for mobile sports betting licenses, Kentucky expands assessment options for teachers, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.
  • 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.
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  • Gambling, Ireland, North Carolina, OceanGate, Professional Licensing, Regulation, Social Care
Regulation and the OceanGate disaster: 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 the expansion of sports gambling opportunities in North Carolina, calls for regulation in the world of deep sea tourism following the OceanGate disaster, and much more.
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  • Credential security, Cybersecurity, Digital Government
Credential security 101: How regulators can protect electronic user credentials
Credentials are among the most sought-after pieces of data by malicious actors in the cybersecurity space. With the right set of passwords, a cybercriminal can breach many systems, accessing a treasure trove of other, more sensitive information. Here we break down the basics of credential security as well as measures regulators can take to safeguard electronic information.
  • Certifications, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Engineering, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Occupational Regulation, Ohio, Utah
Canadian government office reports major cybersecurity breach
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, a top government office reports a network breach, report finds Louisiana licensing laws discourage opportunity, and a report criticizes Ohio regulation.
  • License Portability, Multi-jurisdictional Licensing, Professional Licensing
Multi-jurisdictional licensing: U.S. & Canada vs. U.K. & Australia
Provincial, state, territorial, and national boundaries effectively draw the regulatory map of the world, as licensed professionals most often need recognition in the jurisdictions in which they practice. Enter multi-jurisdictional licensing which, as Jordan Milian explains, provides licensed professionals greater flexibility to practice across different regions.
  • Ascend, Digital Government, Regulation
Welcome to Ascend Magazine 
We are excited to announce the launch of our new online magazine, Ascend. With this publication, we will explore the intersection of regulation, licensing, policy, and digital government and discuss what they mean to stakeholders: to the public, to government, and to regulators themselves. Ascend Editor Paul Leavoy explains.
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  • British Columbia, Canada, Law, Licensing Reform, Paralegals, Professional Licensing
British Columbia inches towards a single legal regulator for lawyers, notaries, and paralegals
Regulatory reform of the legal services sector appears underway in British Columbia as the province considers moving the regulation of lawyers, paralegals, and notaries under a single regulator. Ken Osborne explores the rationale for reform as well as the potential benefits of the single statute, single regulator model.

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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 relax teacher licensing exam rules in Kansas, calls from major sports leagues to move ahead with expanding Quebec’s betting system, and more.

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Massachusetts considers mobile sports betting licenses: 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.
Massachusetts gaming regulators review applications for mobile sports betting licenses, Kentucky expands assessment options for teachers, and more in our weekly look at regulatory news.

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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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When perception trumps science in assessing regulatory risk, we all lose

Experts like Malcolm Sparrow commonly assert that regulation is about the prevention of harms. But in order to prevent harms, we must understand risk – and this is where it gets complicated for policymakers. In this Voices article, Harry Cayton explores how our perception of risk in many parts of our lives differs from the actual risk of harm, and how this can distort regulatory policy.

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