Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of Tom Wheeler, who will take on the role of chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and…
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NCRA member Joyce Beauchamp, RPR, from Greenville, Wis., and her skills as an official court reporter for Kenosha County were showcased earlier this week in…
On Nov. 5, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in an effort to…
Once again, court reporters around the country will honor our nation’s wartime veterans by hosting Veterans History Project Days in recognition of the Veterans Day…
NCRA just wants to remind membership that in several states and jurisdictions around the country, today, Tuesday, Nov. 5 is Election Day. While statewide elections…
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $266,175 each in grants to Prince Institute in Illinois, Huntington Junior College in West Virginia, Cuyahoga Community College…
A special report that highlights an expected shortage of court reporters recently aired on KIMT-TV, which serves Des Moines, Iowa, and the Twin Cities area…
Daylight saving time ends on November 3. While people who live in one of the many areas that observe DST will be setting their clocks…
The Nov./Dec. issue of DAV Magazine features an article on page 23 written by NCRA member Tracy Rae Dunlap, RMR, CRR, about NCRF’s efforts to…
The Oct. 23 TIME included an interview with White House stenographer Peggy Suntum. Suntum, who is considered a private sector employee, transcribes the president’s every…
Thomas M. Dunlap, a partner in Riley & Dunlap, P.C., in Fulton, Mo., wrote an article extolling the long history and importance of the official…
ARI KAPLAN ANNOUNCED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER Headlining the 2014 conference will be nationally recognized speaker Ari Kaplan, Esq., owner of Ari Kaplan Advisors. Kaplan provides…
An article in the Oct. 21 Diamondback, a student newspaper run by the University of Maryland, reported that the National Association of the Deaf and…
The Republic/azcentral.com reported Oct. 16 that the Arizona Cardinals and the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority will provide text captioning on video boards to accommodate…
“A legislative court reporter last night made several inappropriate comments as the U.S. House of Representatives was conducting final deliberations that would end the government…
As the government shutdown drags on, federal courts are beginning to feel long-term ripple effects. TheJCR.com looks at some recent stories from various new sources:…
NCRA Board of Director nominations are now open. NCRA is in the process of selecting qualified candidates to serve as officers and directors for 2014…
On Oct. 14, California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed AB 566, legislation that would have placed conditions on a court when outsourcing jobs, including court reporters.…
During the NCRA Convention & Expo, six stenographic reporters attempted to break the standing world record of 360 words per minute. Although no new record…
NCRA’s Convention & Expo in Nashville, Tenn., was a week to remember. There were fantastic moments, many of which are highlighted in the convention coverage…