Mail delivery is like weird weather — everyone has their own theory about it. Now the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General has taken a step to make the public aware of what’s really going on with mail delivery, where it’s flagging and where it’s right on time. For...
Changes are coming to the U.S. Postal Service, and they might not be entirely welcomed by consumers, who will pay more for stamps starting in late August while potentially facing longer delivery times for mail. A proposed increase in stamp prices was approved Monday by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), the...
TOPLINE: The U.S. Postal Service’s new 10-year strategic plan, which will slow down mail delivery, was sharply criticized by the regulatory board overseeing the agency Tuesday, delivering a blow to controversial Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and validating Democratic critics—though it will not stop it from moving forward. DeJoy and USPS leadership...
The U.S. Postal Service's Northern Ohio District doesn't have the worst on-time delivery score in the country. It has the second worst. The Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General has found that only 68.8% of the two-day, single-piece mail reached its destination on time within a 279-mile radius during the first...
The U.S. Postal Service’s plan to raise mailing rates could present one more damaging blow to community newspapers already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and advertising declines, a trade group says. Rates on periodicals would increase by more than 8% as of Aug. 29, according to agency filings. The price jump...