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A Palo woman who is a certified voice writer is the first in the state and in the 6th district following the Iowa Supreme Court’s order that allows voice writers as court reporters. Court officials hope it will reduce the critical shortage. Voice writing is just another option which may come easier to some than typing on a steno machine.

Lawyers and freelance court reporters doubt court’s order to allow freelance court reporters to work civil trials will help crisis level shortage. They also see it as adding more expense for the plaintiffs and freelancers would take a pay cut.

Court reporters in Iowa and nationally are in high demand, but there aren’t enough people pursuing the career or not graduating fast enough to combat the crisis level shortage that

2022 will be remembered for many things, including the accident that took the life of four people on Aug. 3, including Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, and the U.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

At the corner of Alton Parkway and Culver Drive in Irvine, California, American flags and signs showing support ...