Category: Press

Postmaster General Out, Higher Mailing Rates In Paul Clolery   March 25, 2025 (Photo Via Deposit Photos) Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service Louis DeJoy accelerated his retirement, which he announced this past February, resigning effective yesterday in the face of reported clashes with members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The…

Nonprofit Postal Advocate Phil Claiborne Dies The NonProfit Times   February 18, 2025 Phil Claiborne, the longtime director of circulation of The Elks Magazine (Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the U.S.A) has died. He retired last year after nearly 26 years with the organization. He had been battling cancer. Claiborne was an important…

  The USPS Wants to Slow Down Rural Mail Delivery. Take Action Now! August 28, 2024 Industry, Postal Information   Last week, the Postal Service unveiled its latest proposal to save money by reducing truck trips and slowing service to rural customers.   You can find out more – and potentially speak and ask questions…

The Village Reporter Post Office Announces 7.8% Increase In Stamp Prices Starting July 14 July 9, 2024   The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is set to increase the price of stamps by approximately 7.8 percent starting July 14, marking the second price hike this year.   The agency has cited the need for these adjustments…

The Signal – Santa Clarita Valley USPS to raise postage stamp prices by 7.8% beginning Sunday  SIGNAL CONTRIBUTOR JULY 9, 2024 5:44 PM By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer   The U.S. Postal Service is scheduled to raise the price of stamps for a second time this year by the end of this weekend, with the…

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…

Postal Rates And Operations Face Review, Updates by Richard H. Levey on April 10th, 2024 Regulators overseeing the U.S. Postal Service are considering a series of rate and operational changes. As part of this review, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is reviewing pricing rules the U.S. Postal Service has had in place since November 2020.…