Author: Steve Kearney
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Carper postal bill picks up three co-sponsors
December 9, 2015 About two-and-a-half months after it was introduced, Delaware Democratic Senator Tom Carper’s latest bid to reform postal law gained its first three co-sponsors in the Senate: Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Roy Blunt (R-MO). While it does represent progress, it is far less momentum than such a bill would…
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USPS describes difficulty of adjustment to lower volume
December 9, 2015 Make no mistake about it—the USPS faces a very difficult task in adjusting to lower mail volume without adversely affecting its business. Here is a sampling of several of the risks recently listed by USPS in its 2015 10-K: Current and future management actions to generate cash flows by increasing efficiency, reducing…
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Alliance notes—click on the link for the full story
December 9, 2015 DM News: Postal Board of Governors Is Down to One Member. There should be nine, but the Senate’s inaction on five nominations leaves James Bilbray the last man standing. USPS Link: Ready to go. New extended capacity vehicles being deployed. Time: The U.S. Postal Service Will Now Email You Pictures of Your…
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USPS is now being governed by a three person committee
December 9, 2015 Normal governance of USPS consists of nine Presidentially-appointed independent Governors plus the Postmaster General (PMG) and Deputy Postmaster General (DPMG) who are appointed by the Governors. Collectively, the 11 leaders are called the Board of Governors (BoG). As Governors’ terms end, they or replacements need to be nominated by the President and…
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Thank you, MTAC & USPS
November 24, 2015 As we acknowledge all that we have to be thankful for, we would be remiss if we did not include the Postmaster General’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC). It has been with us for 50 years now, and the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers has been an active member for 35 years. As…
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Thank you, Dennis Kaylor
November 24, 2015 Dennis Kaylor Dennis Kaylor exemplifies the kind of person who makes the Postmaster General’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) successful through his dedication to helping not only his employer, his association or his mail category, but the entire postal system. Dennis has worked in logistics for over 40 years and for the…
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MTAC summary for November 17-19, 2015
November 24, 2015 Pricing Update On Monday, November 16, the USPS filed a Notice of Market-Dominant Price Adjustment to gain approval for mail promotions in 2016. The price adjustment included a zero percent price increase for First Class, Standard, and Periodical Mail. Even though a zero percent price increase, the filing is required so…
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Alliance notes – click the link to read the story
November 24, 2015 The Nonprofit Times–Postal Rates To Stay The Same, Might Even Drop, By Andy Segedin – November 19, 2015: “The United States Postal Service’s (USPS) leadership has publicly committed to having no general price increases for letter and flat mail in 2016. An overall price decrease for such mailings is possible for later in the year.…
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Fundraising & Nonprofit Report–Copilevitz & Canter
FRNP Newsletter from Errol Copilevitz A Monthly Review of Legal Issues NOVEMBER 2015 Federal CONGRESS. Texas republican Kevin Brady will be filling the vacancy created when Representative Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Mr. Brady will serve as Chairman of the House, Ways and Means Committee, which is a…
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Postal Rates To Stay The Same, Might Even Drop–The Nonprofit Times
By Andy Segedin – November 19, 2015 Click to read article The United States Postal Service’s (USPS) leadership has publicly committed to having no general price increases for letter and flat mail in 2016. An overall price decrease for such mailings is possible for later in the year. The news follows an announcement earlier this…