Those attending the 2014 NCRA Convention & Expo in San Francisco this July 31 – Aug. 3 should make a point of stopping by NCRA’s…
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On April 24, NCRA CEO & Executive Director Jim Cudahy, CAE, submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a hearing regarding the importance…
NCRA’s government relations department continually monitors legislation and regulations that may affect court reporters and captioners on the federal, state, and local levels. This year,…
NCRA has published a document offering general information for court reporters and court reporting firms about the changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
In early December, I was able to attend a Bloomberg Government panel discussion on tax reform on behalf of NCRA. Robert Litan, Jennifer Blouin, William…
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, NCRA executive director & CEO Jim Cudahy, CAE, NCRA assistant director of government relations Adam Finkel, government relations specialist Brandon Schall,…
NCRA congratulates Dave Wenhold, CAE, PLC, on recently receiving the first annual Professional of the Year Award from the Association of Government Relations Professionals. Wenhold…
Since broadcast captioning became a critical and expected service in this country, solutions related to captioning quality metrics have been elusive and NCRA, captioners, captioning…
An article in the Nov. 5 National Law Journal reported that the U.S. Congress is reviewing proposed changed to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…
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…
Do you want to stay up-to-date with the most recent news related to the Affordable Care Act? NCRA has the latest information on the ACA…
On Sept. 4, NCRA President Nancy Varallo, submitted a letter of support to Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee John Kline (R-MN), Rep.…
During NCRA’s 2013 Convention and Exposition, the NCRA PAC Governing Board reintroduced the “Men of Court Reporting” calendar. The calendar, which will be sent to…
Do you want to stay up-to-date with what is going on in the nation’s capital? NCRA’s government relations department provides members with a monthly recap…
Arizona’s Mohave County is expected to handle almost twice as many trials in its court system in 2013 from the year before, according to the…
Sen. Tom Harkin introduced two bills that could improve access for individuals who are deaf and hard-of-hearing: S. 555, the Captioning and Image Narration to…
CEO Jim Cudahy, CAE, submitted written testimony to the United States House of Representatives’ Transportation Security Subcommittee for a hearing titled, “TSA Procurement Reform: Saving…
NCRA announced that “National Court Reporting and Captioning Week” will be held February 17-23, 2013, as a way to get attention about what great careers…
The Tennessee Court Reporters Association, in conjunction with NCRA’s Government Relations Department, hosted approximately 30 members for a one-day, mini Legislative Boot Camp. Throughout the…
Watch just one news report and see how many stats and figures you hear on a variety of topics, i.e., percent- ages of overweight children,…