Author: kathleen Siviter

  February 17, 2026 Dear Alliance Members: The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers has petitioned the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) for changes to the USPS rate system, in response to the PRC’s invitation to stakeholders to do so. The Alliance petitioned the PRC to return the rate system to the CPI-cap that was in effect for nearly 14 years before…

  December 11, 2025 Dear Alliance Members: The House of Representatives may this week consider H.R. 2441, the “Improving Disclosure for Investors Act,” which has been included in the House capital markets legislative package (H.R. 3383).  The Act, if passed by Congress, would allow a significant volume of financial information that today is legally required to be sent to Americans via…

  November 24, 2025   Dear Alliance Members: The Postal Service has filed its unaudited October financial information at the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). The USPS reported a net loss of $545 million for October, compared to its planned loss of $220 million, and same period last year (SPLY) of a $701 million net income.  The USPS…

  November 20, 2025 Dear Alliance Members: The Postal Service has filed its FY 2026 Integrated Financial Plan (IFP) at the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).  https://prc.arkcase.com/api/prc-dockets/filing/downloadFile?fileId=249526&inline=true Another significant loss projected for FY2026.  The USPS is projecting another net loss of $8.1 billion and a controllable loss of $1.8 billion in FY 2026, according to the IFP.  Its…