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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…

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.…

Nonprofit Mailers Expecting Major Rate Increase by Richard H. Levey on April 4th, 2024 An expected rate case filing by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) could include increases of nearly 10%. If the case is filed next week, as expected, and approved, the new rates would be implemented in July. The potential increase cited by…

USPS mail price hikes driving away more customers than predicted, study finds USPS is underestimating how much recent mail price hikes are driving away some of its biggest customers, an industry report finds. Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED March 19, 2024 5:31 pm 9 min read       The Postal Service has raised mail prices five times since December…

USPS looks to raise rates for packages, too Postmaster General Louis DeJoy continues an aggressive pricing strategy despite concerns over volume losses. ERIC KATZ Senior Correspondent NOVEMBER 17, 2023 POSTAL SERVICE The U.S. Postal Service is looking to raise rates for package and shipping services by around 6% next year, adding to the ongoing price hikes…

USPS officials plan to raise the price of postage stamps to $0.68 in January, pending approval from the Postal Regulatory Commission. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Management USPS looks to raise rates for fifth time under DeJoy The higher rates are helping to offset accelerated declines in mail usage. October 10, 2023 Postal Service ERIC…