Realtime writers grant program up for reauthorization
On Nov. 20, Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced the Higher Education Affordability Act, a bill that would reauthorize the Higher...
View ArticleNCRA aids in updating U.S. Bureau of Labor career handbook
NCRA’s Government Relations team met with representatives from the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics office in December to share the findings of the Industry Outlook Report released by Ducker Worldwide...
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NCRA to be represented on new FCC subcommittee
Photo by Greg Elin NCRA has been named to join 23 other parties representing a number of companies, nonprofit organizations, and individual consumers on the Video Programming Subcommittee under the...
View ArticleNCRA petitions FCC on behalf of captioning providers
On Feb. 19, NCRA filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission requesting that the agency waive a best practice required in its current captioning rules that calls for a specific formula...
View ArticleState leaders head to Colorado for conference
More than three dozen leaders of state court reporting associations have registered to attend NCRA’s State Leadership Conference, April 12-13, in Denver, Colo. The event, which kicks off on Sun., April...
View ArticleState leaders learn the ropes in Denver, Colo.
State leaders from around the country joined NCRA Board of Director members and staff during the 2015 NCRA State Leadership Conference held April 12-13 in Denver, Colo. During the conference, attendees...
View ArticleNCRA and others call on FCC to address accuracy of captions
On June 8, NCRA was one of several organizations that jointly submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission that address the agency’s rules regarding appropriate methodology and metrics...
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NCRA cosponsors luncheon focused on improving outcomes for children with...
On June 11, NCRA joined a number of organizations to cosponsor a briefing luncheon hosted by the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. The luncheon, which was held at the Rayburn House...
View ArticleNCRA urges sponsorship of legislation critical to aiding courts in recovering...
In a letter sent June 24, NCRA President Sarah E. Nageotte, RDR, CRR, CBC, urged Sen. John Thune to become an original sponsor of the Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act. The...
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NCRA, captioning vendors submit comments on FCC caption quality best practices
Photo by Greg Elin On Sept. 3, NCRA and several captioning vendors submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission on three issues connected to the implementation of the caption quality...
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NCRA cosponsors forum and reception focused on preventing hearing loss
(From left) Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. David McKinley, and Andy Bopp, HIA On Oct. 21, NCRA joined more than 150 Congressional staffers, hearing advocates, and guests at a screening reception hosted by...
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NCRA represents captioners at FCC meeting
Carol Studenmund and Heather York on the FCC panel On Nov. 10, the Federal Communications Commission hosted a roundtable on closed captioning of PEG programming. PEG stands for public, educational, and...
View Article‘Tis the season for giving back to the profession
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 and captioning professions. Since its establishment...
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Gear up for the NCRA Legislative Boot Camp
State affiliates gear up for 2016 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp State affiliates from across the country are making plans to participate in the 2016 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp being held March 20-22 at...
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Space is filling fast for NCRA 2016 Legislative Boot Camp
Register now to join the leaders from more than 40 state affiliates from across the country who are participating in the 2016 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp being held March 20-22 at the Hyatt Regency in...
View ArticleNCRA submits comments to the FCC on qualified captioners
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 National Association of Broadcasters...
View ArticleOnline newspaper reprints NCRA advocacy article
An article authored by NCRA Director of Government Relations Adam Finkel, which appeared in the April issue of the JCR, was reprinted in the April 25 issue of AMERICOURT University Prose, an online...
View ArticleNCRA submits letter supporting freelance and official court reporters in Arizona
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 letter also supports a previous petition made by the...
View ArticleNCRA members represent captioners at captioning quality meeting
On June 3, several NCRA members, along with NCRA Director of Government Relations Adam Finkel, participated in a caption quality meeting in Washington, D.C. The members were: Carol Studenmund, RDR,...
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The 2016 election: How the results will affect the profession
Photo by Vox Efx By Matthew Barusch At long last, this election is over. The American people have cast their ballots, and perhaps the most unique and consequential presidential campaign in recent...
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