Author: Paul Joiner

Postal Regulatory Commission Cautions USPS Against Pushing Price Hikes to Maximum Levels Credit: Getty Images by Tetra Images By Amanda L. Cole Following review from the Postal Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Postal Service’s price hike that is set to take effect next month will move forward. Though the price increase was legally sound, the commission…

Postage Hikes Approved, USPS Warned On Discretionary Increases Richard H. Levey June 4, 2024 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved the base postage rate hikes proposed by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). In doing so, however, the PRC urged the USPS not to take advantage of allowable discretionary increases. Under the terms of the…

Forever stamps are about to get more expensive — again Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jun 4, 2024 Heard on: Listen Now A Forever stamp will cost 73 cents starting July 14. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ​The U.S. Postal Service is hiking prices. Again. The price of a first-class Forever stamp is set to rise from 68 cents to…

Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Gerry Connolly, D-Va., Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., are asking for the the Postal Regulatory Commission to block a planned July rate hike of the First Class stamp to 73 cents from 68 cents. Kent Nishimura / Getty Images Management Lawmakers are asking the USPS regulator to block DeJoy’s…