TVTechnology.com reported on Aug. 29 that the most recently adopted closed captioning rules from the Federal Communications Commission go into effect Sept. 22. The effective…
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The National Institute of Health offered a tour of its facilities to representatives of the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. Matthew Barusch, Manager,…
NetGuide.com reported on Aug. 8 that a wider range of New Zealanders will get better access to Parliament with the recent launch of live closed…
Effective Aug. 1, all televisions in medical facilities in Minnesota are required to have their closed captioning on, due to a law authorized by Minnesota…
NCRA President Steve Zinone, RPR, submitted a letter on May 20 to the Arizona Supreme Court opposing the proposed petition to amend Rule 30. The…
By Adam Finkel In late March, over 65 court reporters and captioners traveled to our nation’s capital for Legislative Boot Camp. On Tuesday, March 22,…
NCRA members representing 26 state court reporting associations met with their respective representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 22, the final day of…
By Adam Finkel In March 2015, the Federal Communication Commission formally implemented the most exhaustive regulations on the quality of closed captioning. This was a…
On March 15, Adam Finkel, NCRA Director of Government Relations, submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to a report filed by the…
NCRA’s Director of Government Relations, Adam Finkel, joined Philip C. Coulter, Esq., in a panel discussion on what mandatory certification would mean for court reporters…
Remarks made on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Ted Poe of Texas, recognizing the important work of court reporters in…
Adam Finkel, NCRA’s Director of Government Relations, represented the Association on Feb. 23, at a meeting of the Video Programming Subcommittee, which operates under the…
While Congressional inactivity often garners significant headlines, what the nation’s legislative body has accomplished behind the scenes regarding education policy deserves to be commended. In…
The California Deposition Reporters Association (DRA) reported on Jan. 8 that a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles has ruled not to impose statutory rates…
The California Court Reporters Association issued a call to action Jan. 8 asking members to help support AB 749 (Bloom), a two-year bill that mandates…
Effective Jan. 1, legal professionals in California who prepare deposition notices have new disclosure obligations under the John Zandonella Act of 2015, signed into law…
The holiday season is the perfect time to support the mission of NCRA’s Political Action Committee and help ensure the future of the court reporting…
In September 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed bill S5533-B, referred to as the CART bill, which expands provisions to enable people who are deaf or hard of…
Wisconsin court reporters rally to keep officials’ funding in budget In July, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker approved the state’s 2015-2017 budget, and, thanks in part…
The Vicksburg Post, Vicksburg, Miss., reported on Sept. 24 that a new recommendation by the state governing the first pay increase given to court reporters…