H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (PRO Act) Last week, in our previous Government Relations update, we discussed H.R. 842,…
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H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (PRO Act) NCRA Government Relations would like to raise awareness concerning federal legislation that…
By Jocelynn Moore Following the November 2020 presidential election, NCRA Government Relations has been hard at work monitoring recent developments from Congress as they may…
By Jocelynn Moore American voters across the country overwhelmingly turned out to vote in local, state, and federal elections on Nov. 3. Voter turnout rose…
NCRA Government Relations has been tracking recent California legislation. On Sept. 18 Gov. Gavin Newsom of California approved CA SB 1146, Civil procedure: electronic filing,…
NCRA is presenting a special one-day State Leadership Training via the InReach platform on May 3 from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Eastern time. The…
This is important information regarding the Federal stimulus bill for NCRA members who are independent contractors (i.e. freelancers) in the reporting and captioning industry, as…
Registration is now open for NCRA’s 2020 Leadership & Legislative Boot Camp being held May 17-19 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in beautiful Old Town Alexandria, Va. Book your…
The Ripon Advance reported on Dec. 10 that U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, Ill., introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize competitive grants for training court reporters…
Rep. Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois introduced bipartisan legislation on Dec. 6 that will reauthorize a grant program to encourage…
NCRA Government Relations has been very busy this fall. On September 24, 2019, Jocelynn Moore, Director of State Government Relations, attended the Federal Communication Commission’s…
In response to Colorado Law’s Petition for Declaratory Rulemaking, Jocelynn A. Moore, NCRA’s Director of State Government Relations, has submitted the following public comment to…
Over the past several months, NCRA Interim Executive Director Dave Wenhold and NCRA Director of State Government Relations Jocelynn Moore have been spotted regularly in…
NCRA members hit Capitol Hill in full force on Tuesday, May 7, as part of the NCRA Leadership & Legislative Boot Camp. More than 80…
By Dineen Squillante I signed up for Boot Camp, because I come from a state with no association. Having limited resources and many concerns about…
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…
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…
The following letter was sent from NCRA President Sue Terry in support of House Bill 4329, which would increase the transcript page rate for Michigan…
NCRA is committed to serving you. Our primary objective is to protect the court reporting profession. Ultimately, however, protecting your livelihood depends on each one…
Aaron Frey, attorney general for the state of Maine and former NCRA lobbyist, was profiled in an article posted March 3 by the Press Herald.…