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…
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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…
In November 2015, members of the Colorado Court Reporters Association exhibited at the state’s school counselors’ annual convention held in Colorado Springs. CCRA members provided…
On Dec. 16, the National Notary Association posted information on upcoming changes that affect notaries in various states in 2016. These changes include rules and…
Peter Jepsen, a giant in the closed captioning industry, passed away on December 27, 2015, in Fairmont, Minn. Jepsen began his career as a court…
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…
A stenotype machine was featured in an “Artifact of the Week” article posted Dec. 30, 2015, by the Oskaloosa Herald Online, Iowa. The article featured…
According to an article posted by The Boston Globe on Jan. 2, the installation of a new digital recording system that eliminates the need for…
On Dec. 23, 2015, station KCWI 23 aired a feature story about the court reporting and captioning professions and showcased the program offered at Des…
The National Search Dog Foundation team of handler Andrea Sutcliffe and Skye, sponsored in part by the Julie Brandau Community Service Memorial Project, was one…
According to a roundup of blogs posted on Dec. 29 by Computerworld, Google’s new version of its Google Glass will offer new features such as…
An article posted Dec. 29 by the Herald-Whig looks back on the career of NCRA member Kent Evans, RPR, from Quincy, Ill., who is preparing…
NCRA member Linda Kelly, RPR, from Marstons Mills, Mass., was featured in a Dec. 24 article about her job as an official court reporter for…
The Topeka Capital-Journal posted an article on Dec. 27 about a shortage of court reporters in the Shawnee County District Courts. According to the article,…
For the first time, Merriam-Webster selected a suffix as a Word of the Year, choosing –ism. Merriam-Webster’s criteria are: “the words must show a high…
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…
The U.S. Small Business Administration is accepting nominations for its 2016 National Small Business Week Awards, which recognize small business owners that have amazing stories…
Do you have what it takes to help lead NCRA and the court reporting and captioning profession into the future? Or do you know someone…
By Steve Zinone What an incredibly diversified industry our profession has become over the years. I’ve heard of members captioning the pope’s visit here in…