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Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Policy

California courts raise interpreter pay, back video interpreting, pilot ASL generalists

The largest US court interpreter system is answering a shortage with contractors and screens rather than staff, while its staff interpreters, 42% fewer in 9 years in coastal Northern California, picketed the meeting.

Judicial Council of California

Policy

Morocco pledges MAD 2bn fund to put official Amazigh into public services

Amazigh has been official since 2011, and earlier funding was due to reach MAD 1bn a year from 2025. The programme does not say whether the 2bn is annual or for the 2026-2031 term, so the annual coverage report is the test.

La Vie Eco (MAP)

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