The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, supporting the cybersecurity operations of state and local government, lost its federal funding and cooperative agreement, according to a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency spokesperson, as reported in StateScoop on March 11; the spokesperson said the MS-ISAC offered redundant services. In a prepared statement, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers called the MS-ISAC “tremendously beneficial” to state and local governments.
According to NASCIO, the “MS-ISAC has been tremendously beneficial to state and local governments since its inception over 20 years ago. It provides significant, no cost services to state, local, tribal and territorial governments including cyber incident response teams, threat notifications, information sharing and the Nationwide Cybersecurity Review, of which NASCIO is a partner and strong supporter. The MS-ISAC services provided to local, tribal and territorial governments are especially critical as these entities face high threats from bad actors yet generally have no or low budgets to combat cybersecurity threats.”
The Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation discusses the top trends and issues facing professional regulators in their March 11 podcast. CLEAR committee members share a range of issues, including regulating non-traditional health care facilities, like IV clinics and ketamine clinics. During the episode of Regulation Matters: a CLEAR Conversation, member interviews highlight the regulatory trends CLEAR gathered during their mid-year business meeting; CLEAR conducted an “environmental scan” to ask committee members about the trends they see in regulation or in their jurisdictions.
Florida ranks number 19 overall for all states and Puerto Rico in the 2024 State Occupational Licensing Index from the Archbridge Institute and the Knee Regulatory Research Center; the score places the state 19th among states for the highest occupational licensing burden. Besides the overall ranking, the report also features a state profile ranking that puts states in one of five quintiles. Florida ranks two in the quintile system, with one the “most occupational licensing” and five the “least occupational licensing.” The quintile system reviews several factors, including barriers and licenses, along with universal recognition reforms. The licensing index, released in August, contains information on 284 occupations. Other overall rankings include California at number 20.
See a listing of all state rankings in the latest edition of the State Occupational Licensing Index.
