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Posts published in May 2019
NCRA Director Cindy Isaacsen, RPR, a freelance court reporter from Shawnee, Kan., was featured in a photo and quoted in an article posted May 10…
A press release issued by NCRA announcing Erin Brockovich as keynote speaker at the 2019 Convention & Expo taking place Aug. 15-18 in Denver, Colo.,…
A few studies have found that Generation Z, consisting of people born between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s, find using captions helps them with learning…
Litigation Services, Las Vegas, Nev., announced in a press release issued May 3, that the firm has acquired Rene’ Stone & Associates, based in Redlands,…
In a press release issued May 7, U.S. Legal Support, Inc., announced the acquisition of Hunter + Geist, Inc., based in Denver, Colo. Read more.
In a press release issued May 6, Lexitas announced that it has acquired the New York, N.Y.- based firms of Barrister Reporting Service and American…
Spectrum News, Rochester, N.Y., posted an article about Emily Sallome, a stenographer who will be competing to become the strongest woman in America. Read more.
NCRA’s A to Z™ Intro to Steno Machine Shorthand online program offers the perfect opportunity for potential students to learn the alphabet in steno, write…
The Tennessee legislature passed a pay increase for criminal reporters in the state. The bills, SB 667 and HB 729, were passed through both state…
Don’t miss out on the special savings on registration fees for the 2019 Convention & Expo happening Aug. 15-18 in Denver, Colo. Register by May…
NCRA’s Celebrate Certification Month resource page has an array of items members can use to help celebrate their certifications and showcase their high-level skills to…
The Washington Post reported on April 28 that retired Lifetime NCRA member Gerald Nevitt, 86, RPR, formerly of Silver Spring, Md., and an official court…
Yahoo Finance posted a press release on May 1 issued by NCRA announcing that May is the association’s second Celebrate Certification Month. Read more.
A blog posted April 29 by LexBlog covers what people considering a career in court reporting should know before they start their education. Read more.
The Seattle Times reported on April 30 that, under a new Seattle law, all places of public accommodation will be required to activate closed captioning…
East Texas Matters posted an article on April 30 about NCRA member Kim Christopher from Tyler, Texas. She was the first African American woman to…
By Whitney Berndt Haley Hermus lives in Little Chute, Wisc., and is a per diem reporter for the 8th District in Wisconsin. She graduated in…
2019 Celebrate Certification Month is here, and as part of the celebration, we will take a look in each week’s JCR Weekly at the certifications…