By Matthew Barusch Activity in state legislatures is in full swing for the year, and January was a very busy month for court reporting legislation.…
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NCRA is pleased to announce that Erik Robert Olson, a principal with Venn Strategies, Washington, D.C., has joined the Association as legislative consultant. Olson’s experience…
“The NCRA Legislative Boot Camp was a tremendous training opportunity,” said Rachel Waterhouse-Schwalm, RPR, a freelancer and owner of Westphal Reporting, in Dubuque, Iowa. Waterhouse-Schwalm…
Spaces are filling fast for the new 2018 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp experience as the Feb. 19 registration deadline nears. The event is March 11-13.…
Knowledge is power is what every attendee at the 2018 NCRA Legislative Boot Camp can expect to take away from this year’s event, being held…
By Matt Barusch In the Dec. 13 issue of the JCR Weekly, NCRA’s Government Relations Department analyzed the tax reform legislation making its way through…
By Matt Barusch and Dave Wenhold For the first time in decades, Congress appears to be on the verge of comprehensively reforming the U.S. tax…
You’ve heard about the great things that the NCRA Legislative Boot Camp has done for the profession. You’ve read the articles, seen the pictures, and…
An opinion piece posted Sept. 26 by the Washington Post takes issue with a bill recently advanced in Congress called the ADA Education and Reform…
Be sure to stop by the NCRA membership, NCRA government relations, and the NCRF booths at the 2017 Convention & Expo and take advantage of…
Multichannel.com reported on May 12 that a host of groups serving the deaf and hard-of-hearing community have asked the Federal Communications Commission to make sure…
NCRA’s Matthew Barusch, Manager of State Government Relations, represented the Association at the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting on March 21.…
By Deanna Baker Sheri Smargon, RDR, CRR, CRC, has shared her experiences on social media working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and I thought…
The Foothills Focus reported on Jan. 11 that Maricopa County, Ariz., Emergency Management has teamed up with state agencies to launch a pilot three-day program that…
The Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla., posted an article on Jan. 18 that announced closed captioning of Collier County Commission meetings that are aired on…
NCRA has been named to serve a two-year term as a representative member on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Disability Advisory Committee (DAC). The appointment…
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…
Sioux Falls, S.D., residents who are hard of hearing are calling on city officials to provide more interpreters and closed captioning services to provide them…
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…