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  Postal Updates PRC criticizes USPS for not meeting delivery standards Apr 5, 2022, 3 PM By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent The Postal Regulatory Commission has sharply criticized the United States Postal Service for failing to meet its own delivery standards and directed it to take corrective actions to offer better service on its primary…

Postal Updates Large USPS postal rate increases might lie ahead Mar 15, 2022, 2 PM Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Fresh from securing a multimillion dollar relief package from Congress, is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about to embark on a series of big postal rate increases? That’s what leaders of two of the largest…

Co-op 101 NRECA Asks Postal Service to Drop Rate Hikes in Light of Reform Act Relief Published March 15, 2022 Author Cathy Cash   NRECA says the U.S. Postal Service should scrap an unprecedented postage rate hike now that Congress is delivering the agency financial relief. (Photo By: wingedwolf/iStock/Getty Images) NRECA and other nonprofits are…

Nonprofit Preferred Postal Rates: Update 03.14.22 | Linda J. Rosenthal, JD Last week was a big one for bipartisan Congressional action. Two major legislative packages are awaiting the President’s signature. In both cases, there were wish lists by the nonprofit sector that our community leaders lobbied for hard with strong grassroots assistance. But each of…

  Regulation Postal Reform Close, But Prices To Rise Mark Hrywna Monday | March 14th, 2022 Postal reform legislation gained U.S. Senate approval by a wide margin last week, setting up President Joe Biden to quickly sign the measure. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) passed last month by a vote of…

    Click here for the column by our Executive Director Stephen Kearney: The NonProfit Times Mail … Stephen Kearney   Pricing, Delivery Woes Can NPOs continue to rely on the Postal Service?   Many nonprofits depend on an affordable, reliable United States Postal Service (USPS). The agency delivers outbound fundraising, membership, subscription, and call-to-action appeals,…

Regulation Swift Action Expected On Postal Reform The NonProfit Times Friday | February 11th, 2022 A rare instance of bipartisan support on Capitol Hill could propel a postal reform bill swiftly through Congress this month. “The Senate will take its first vote to move forward on this bill on Monday!” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

You are here: Home » News » Prepare Your Postal Budgets for Significant Increases January 26, 2022 It is time to prepare for impacts to your mailings scheduled for late summer and beyond. The USPS is proposing a postage rate increase of 6.4% to 8.4% in July 2022. According to The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers,…

Agency Oversight Federal appeals court upholds USPS regulator’s decision to allow higher mail rates Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED November 23, 2021 4:14 pm 6 min read        A federal appeals court is upholding a Postal Service regulator’s decision that has led to higher mail prices. A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.…

PRC again questions USPS mail delivery plan Oct 9, 2021, 11 AM By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent Two days before the United States Postal Service inaugurated a new, slower mail delivery plan, the Postal Regulatory Commission once again cast doubt on key elements in the plan. But the commission conceded in a Sept. 29 news…