By Matthew Barusch On Nov. 6, the American people cast their ballots for a variety of federal, state, and local elections, with turnout surpassing that…
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By Shaunise Day Next week, on Nov. 6, we have the chance to let our voices be heard by voting for our elected representatives and…
JD Supra posted an article on Oct. 23 that presents a case study that applies the new Proposed Regulations under Section 199A to a court…
The Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore., reported on Oct 23 that a city councilor wants to require all televisions operating in the city’s public areas to turn…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) encourages feedback from television viewers. According to the FCC, a complaint is a form of feedback, and the Commission wants…
The South Carolina Lawyers Weekly reported on Oct. 17, that attorneys in the state will have to pay more for official transcripts after the state’s…
The Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported on Oct. 16, that Virginia court reporters plan to seek state regulation in the 2019 General Assembly, according to materials…
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) met on Oct. 3 for the last meeting of their second term. This committee comprises organizations…
The Federal Communications Commission’s Disability Advisory Committee meets on October 3. NCRA’s Government Relations Manager Matthew Barusch; NCRA Board Member Steve Clark, CRC; and NCRA…
In light of a recent decision by the California Court Reporters Board (CRB) to pursue necessary steps to allow voice writers to practice in California…
By Sue Terry, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC The Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced that it will begin using IBM Watson Captioning, a form of automatic…
By Marcia Ferranto NCRA exists to represent, protect, and advocate for the stenographic professions of court reporting and captioning. Here at NCRA, everything we do,…
A new NCRA committee, the Captioning Regulatory Policy Committee, has recently been formed. Its charge is to monitor the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) actions and…
By Matthew Barusch Recently, the California Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court that will make…
The Gift Basket Extravaganza sponsored by NCRA’s Government Relations Department to benefit the Association’s PAC (Political Action Committee) raised $1,905. Eleven states and NCRA participated…
Support NCRA’s Political Action Committee (PAC) by planning to be a part of the Government Relations Department’s Gift Basket Extravaganza raffle. The raffle is being…
The uncontested elections of Max Curry, RPR, CRI, to the office of President-Elect and Christine Phipps, RPR, to the office of Vice President have created…
In a press release issued June 7, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it has approved an item to reform Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service…
A press release issued July 4 by First Choice Reporting announced that NCRA members Laura Landerman, RMR, CRR; Cathy Carpenter; Rosa Naccarato; Christy Bradshaw, RPR;…
A number of state court reporter associations have shown their support for NCRA’s PAC (Political Action Committee) by committing to donate a gift basket for…