The Associated Press reported on Jan. 16 that the Arizona legislature is providing a live captioning service and looping technology for committee hearings for people…
Changes to NCRA’s Continuing Education Program rules by the Association’s Council of the Academy of Professional Reporters (CAPR) will take effect Oct. 1. The changes…
Chase Frazier, RMR, CRR, CRC, started out as a captioner, although his mother and brother, both already court reporters, were in the legal arena. Some…
The 2017 U.S. Court Reporting & Stenotype Services Industry & Market Report, which provides industry statistics, forecasts, and demographics, was released on Jan. 16. The…
By Shaunise Day Do you know what PAC is doing for you? Behind the scenes, the NCRA Political Action Committee (PAC) is working hard on…
In a press release issued Jan. 16, Veritext, a nationwide court reporting services provider, announced its acquisition of David Feldman Worldwide (DFW) Court Reporting. Read…
Al Renneisen, who worked for18 years as a court reporter, died Jan. 7 in South Park, Wyo. Renneisen worked with Judge Terrence O’Brien, who is…
Cathleen M. “Cathi” (Annis) Burnham passed away unexpectedly at the age of 59 at her home in Warwick, R.I., on Dec. 24, 2017. Cathi was…
The Independent Mail (Anderson, S.C.) published an article on Jan. 14 about the lack of court reporters in South Carolina delaying family court cases in…
WAVY TV, Portsmouth, Va., reported on Jan. 10 that NCRA member Penny Commander, RMR, CRR, of Penny Wile Court Reporting is hosting Woofstock II to…
In a press release issued Jan. 17, Depo International, Minneapolis, Minn., announced the 2018 Quality of Service Initiative, which is focused on the firm’s mission…
2018 trends for the court reporting industry include dispelling the myth that court reporters are being replaced by digital technology and bringing the court reporter…
Residents from Edmonds and Bellevue, Wash., who are hard of hearing are part of a class-action lawsuit against three major movie theater chains that do…
In a press release issued on Jan. 11, 1CapApp took a look back at 2017 and some of the company’s highlights. Read more.
By Cassy Kerr Success means different things to different people, but my success story is overcoming my fear of failure. Having done that has opened…
News 9, Oklahoma City, aired a story on Jan. 11 about a new court reporting program at the Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee, Okla.,…
NCRA member Kathryn Thomas, RDR, CRR, CRC, a captioner from Caseyville, Ill., was featured in an article posted by the Effingham Daily News about her…
The NCRA Board of Directors appreciates those who have stepped forward and made a pledge to contribute funds to reinstate Dave Wenhold’s contract. We are…
If you missed the deadline for online registration to attend the only NCRA event designed exclusively for owners and managers of court reporting and captioning…
A recent blog by Lisa Conley Yungblut, RMR, CRR, CRC, a freelancer in Cincinnati, Ohio, discusses how on-the-job learning for court reporters and captioners never…