Category: Press

Postal Service Seeks $10 Billion From CARES Act The NonProfit Times News April 7, 2020 Democratic Congressional leaders asked the administration to quickly disburse a $10 billion loan to the United States Postal Service (USPS) that was included in the most recent Coronavirus stimulus package. U.S. Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) and…

Postal Updates Battle lines forming over setting of U.S. stamp prices Mar 4, 2020, 12 PM An effort by the United States Postal Regulatory Commission to revise current rules regulating stamp prices is encountering opposition from organizations that rely on the mails. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister For years successive postmasters general have pleaded…

Postal Updates Trump 2021 budget calls for USPS pay cuts, greater use of private sector partners Feb 12, 2020, 11 AM The fiscal year 2021 budget calls for cutting pay for postal workers to a level “more closely aligning Postal Service employee wages with those of other federal employees.” Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister…

New Postal Pricing Proposal Will Threaten Nonprofit Mailers Venable LLP Link USA December 12 2019 On December 5, 2019, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) proposed changes to the system that regulates prices for so-called market-dominant mail, which includes much of the mail sent by nonprofit organizations. The PRC’s proposed revised rules and request for public…

Postal Updates PRC proposes giving USPS greater freedom to raise stamp prices Dec 11, 2019, 8 AM In a Dec. 5 proposal, the Postal Regulatory Commission moved closer to Postmaster General Megan Brennan’s wish for annual increases greater than the rate of inflation. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister The Postal Regulatory Commission has taken…

Postal Regulators Lay Out New Proposal to Enable Larger USPS Rate Hikes Mailers say the new system could create uncertainty and drive customers away from the Postal Service. ERIC KATZ Senior Correspondant December 5, 2019 05:04 PM ET Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service could soon raise prices in a way that more closely follows…

Thursday | December 5th, 2019 Regulators Revise Market Dominant Mail Proposal Paul Clolery News December 5, 2019 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued a revised notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at modifying the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products, the organization announced. This revised rule-making takes into consideration comments received…

Regulator Rejects USPS 2020 First Class Mail Rates November 13, 2019 4:27 pm Ina Steiner   A day before the USPS releases its most recent quarter’s financial results, it got some bad news. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is rejecting its proposed First Class Mail rates for 2020. It appears to be an unusual occurrence,…

USPS Hikes Price 23.8% For Some Nonprofit Mail The NonProfit Times News October 14, 2019 Postal rates would rise by an overall average 1.9 percent next year under a proposal filed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) but some classes of nonprofit mail might get double-digit hikes. The USPS filed notice with the Postal…

Court Declares Postal Rate Increase Unlawful The NonProfit Times News September 17, 2019 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) failed to follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when it allowed a 10-percent increase in First Class postage. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C.) Circuit ruled that that decision was unlawful and…