“The slowdown has caused a lot of issues in regards to delays and DOA orders.”
U.S. Postal Service
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Postal service problems emerge as wedge in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Susan Collins and her primary opponent, Sara Gideon, agree on the need for additional funding for the beleaguered federal agency, but Gideon has sought to highlight the politics involved while Collins has not.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, Nation & World, Politics
Democratic AGs, including Maine’s, file lawsuit over postal changes
The attorneys general who sued the U.S. Postal Service also include those in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Postmaster general says he won’t restore mailboxes, sorting machines that were removed
Louis DeJoy tells senators he doesn’t yet have a plan to ensure that mail-in ballots would arrive on time but says it’s his ‘sacred duty’ to do so.
Posted inNation & World
Postmaster general eyes aggressive changes at Postal Service after election
Louis DeJoy is said to be looking at policies that could lead to slower delivery in parts of the country – and higher prices. But they also could put the agency on firmer financial footing.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Susan Collins’ Postal Service overhaul in 2006 becomes a hot issue on the campaign trail
Democrats who backed her bill at the time are attacking her for it today as Maine’s U.S. Senate race gets ever hotter.
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Maine postal workers demand funding, federal action to reverse mail delays
Postal union leaders are pushing for $25 billion that’s stalled in the U.S. Senate and calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s removal.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Postal chief heads to hearings with political bull’s-eye on his back
DeJoy, the postmaster general, is set to be questioned over two days on Capitol Hill.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Here’s why the Postal Service says it wanted to remove hundreds of mail-sorting machines
USPS officials and industry insiders say sorters are taken offline every year, though the 671 earmarked represents a substantially larger share of the agency’s inventory.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Is anti-Trump anger enough to propel Biden into the White House?
The fight this time around must be waged in the hearts and minds of those whose past political indifference helped land us in the mess we’re in today.