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Centralization in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia: What’s new in Ascend Magazine Regulatory NewsMarch 24, 2023
Centralization in the U.S., the U.K., and Australi...

Ascend Magazine’s latest content digest explores the trend of self-sabotage in regulatory board meetings, the power of centralization as a tool to streamline the work of regulation, and much more.

The devastating consequences of regulatory failure in Turkey, and more: What’s new in Ascend Magazine Regulatory NewsFebruary 24, 2023
The devastating consequences of regulatory failure...

Ascend Magazine’s latest content digest looks at how regulatory non-compliance contributed to the devastation wrought by Turkey’s recent earthquake, how our perception of risk influences regulatory policy, and more.

Tackling licensing reform, avoiding unintended consequences of regulation, and more: What’s new in Ascend Magazine Regulatory NewsJanuary 27, 2023
Tackling licensing reform, avoiding unintended con...

How can policymakers ensure that licensing requirements strike the right balance? How can we avoid the unintended consequences of regulation? We look at this and more in Ascend’s latest monthly digest.

2022 in review, our most-read content, and more: What’s new in Ascend Magazine Regulatory NewsDecember 30, 2022
2022 in review, our most-read content, and more: W...

Ascend’s last monthly digest of 2022 looks at the biggest news stories that made headlines this year in the world of regulation and digital government, Ascend Magazine’s most-read content of the year, and more.

Regulatory consolidation, risk-based regulation, and more: What’s new in Ascend Magazine Regulatory NewsNovember 25, 2022
Regulatory consolidation, risk-based regulation, a...

What are the challenges and opportunities associated with regulatory consolidation? What does it mean to be a risk-based regulator? We look at this and more in Ascend’s latest monthly digest.

Equity, analytics, and digital government: Highlights from the 2022 CLEAR Annual Educational Conference Regulatory NewsSeptember 30, 2022
Equity, analytics, and digital government: Highlig...

Discussions over inclusion, data quality, and digital government dominated much of the annual regulatory forum.

Paralegal licensing reform, data virtualization, and patient safety: What’s new in Ascend Magazine Regulatory NewsAugust 5, 2022
Paralegal licensing reform, data virtualization, a...

Could the Law Society of Ontario’s proposed family services license for paralegals increase access to justice in the province? How can regulators in healthcare work to ensure patient safety? We look at this and more in our latest Ascend Monthly Digest.

Iowa moves to relax licensing process: weekly regulatory news Regulatory NewsFebruary 28, 2022
Iowa moves to relax licensing process: weekly regu...

Efforts to ease licensing restrictions make strides in several states in our weekly look at regulatory news.

New Mexico moves to streamline licensure: weekly regulatory news Regulatory NewsFebruary 22, 2022
New Mexico moves to streamline licensure: weekly r...

Washington reports further vulnerabilities after a cyberattack, New Mexico moves to ease professional licensing restrictions, Kansas threaders see licensing barriers removed, and more in our Week in Brief.

Washington cyber-incident threatens data security: weekly regulatory news Regulatory NewsFebruary 14, 2022
Washington cyber-incident threatens data security:...

Cybersecurity, licensing reform, and staff shortages dominate headlines in this week’s look at regulatory news.

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