Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance Notes
September 12, 2018 Folio, August 28, 2018– USPS’s Flats Sequencing System Comes Under Scrutiny WYMT, August 28, 2018– Eastern Kentucky man to serve on Postal Service board USPS Link, August 29, 2018– Board of Governors Nominees confirmed, other candidates announced Government Executive, August 30, 2018– White House Expected to Keep Postal Task Force Report Secret…
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New USPS Rule Would Limit Marketing Mail to Paper Products Only (No More Merchandise)–Promo Marketing Magazine
POSTAL September 7, 2018 New USPS Rule Would Limit Marketing Mail to Paper Products Only (No More Merchandise) By Brendan Menapace FACEBOOKFACEBOOKTWITTERTWITTERLINKEDINLINKEDINEMAILEMAIL1 COMMENTCOMMENTS Credit: Getty Images by tsz01 The United States Postal Service announced that it is “contemplating amendment” of its mailing standards for domestic mail, changing the standards for letter-size and flat-size pieces. According to the release…
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Proposed USPS Mail Changes Could Affect Industry–Advertising Specialty Institute
PROMOGRAM September 06, 2018 Proposed USPS Mail Changes Could Affect Industry By Sara Lavenduski The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced a proposed rule change to its Mailing Standards for Marketing Mail, which could have ramifications on promo firms.The notice of the rule change, issued by the USPS in the Federal Register, would limit all USPS Marketing…
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USPS confirms two individuals to board of governors–Linn’s Stamp News
POSTAL UPDATES USPS confirms two individuals to board of governors September 05, 2018 12:45 PM Robert M. Duncan and David C. Williams were confirmed as new members of the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors on Aug. 28 by Senate vote. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister After 20 months with no members, the United…
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Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority–The NonProfit Times
NPT News & Articles Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 PAUL CLOLERY U.S. Postal Service (USPS) does not have the legal authority to put in place regulations limiting what fundraisers can put in envelopes to content that is only paper-based, printed matter. The proposed regulation changes violate…
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Alliance: The proposed content restriction is unlawful and should be withdrawn.
VIA EXPRESS MAIL AND EMAIL September 4, 2018 Manager, Product Classification U.S. Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza S.W., Room 4446 Washington DC 20260-5015 Re: USPS Marketing Mail Content Eligibility (advance notice of proposed rulemaking published at 84 Fed. Reg. 42624 (August 23, 2018) Dear Sir or Madam: The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers (“ANM”) respectfully submits these…
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New rule about premiums in marketing mail troubles mailers–Linn’s Stamp News
POSTAL UPDATES New rule about premiums in marketing mail troubles mailers August 31, 2018 01:15 PM Previous A keychain is one type of premium that a nonprofit organization might include with a fundraising appeal to receive a better response rate. An example of a mailing by the Disabled American Veterans organization that includes multiple premium…
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Two USPS Governors Confirmed by Senate
August 29, 2018 Two more expected Two USPS Governors were confirmed by the Senate: Robert M. Duncan of Kentucky to fill the term expiring December 8, 2018, and David C. Williams of Illinois to fill the term expiring December 8, 2019. This follows a period of 20 months in which the U.S. Postal Service operated…
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Task Force Outlook
August 29, 2018 Many have been disappointed by the fact that the Administration has not released to the public the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System. There have been many conflicting reports about its status. And many became very distracted by a separate report released well before the Task Force deadline of…
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USPS Drops a Bomb on its Customers
August 29, 2018 The Postal Service shocked the nonprofit mailing world, and many other mailers, when it posted a surprise Federal Register Notice on August 23. Everyone should read the actual notice here. Although postal staffers have tried to soften the blow by characterizing the Notice as a “trial balloon,” “market research,” and “just gathering…