Search results
Results from the Think 24/7 Content Network
The 2020 United States Postal Service crisis was a series of events that caused backlogs and delays in the delivery of mail by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The crisis stems primarily from changes implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy shortly after taking office in June 2020. [1] [2] [3] The delays have had substantial legal ...
As of July 2020, five states— Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington —hold elections almost entirely by mail, with Hawaii and Utah adopting full vote-by-mail elections in 2020. [10] Postal voting is an option in 33 states and the District of Columbia. Other states allow postal voting only in certain circumstances, though the COVID-19 ...
The Postal Service continued to lose more money than it earned during every year of the 2010s. When current Postmaster General Louis DeJoy joined the agency in 2020, he said USPS had been facing a ...
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 is a federal statute intended to address "the finances and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)", [ 1] specifically to lift budget requirements imposed on the Service by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act [ 2] and require it to continue six day a week delivery of mail. [ 3]
Under the guidelines of the plan, the USPS will implement new standards for its first-class mail, lengthening delivery time for about 30 percent of its volume. More mail delays coming as postal ...
You can also report issues to the U.S. Postal Service directly by calling or visiting your local post office or contacting the national organization at 1-800-275-8777 or submitting a form.
The board oversees the activities of the Postal Service, while the postmaster general actively manages its day-to-day operations. The board directs "the exercise of the power" of the Postal Service, controls its expenditures, and reviews its practices and policies. It consists of 11 members; 6 are requisite to achieve an ordinary quorum.
On Tuesday, Mar. 8, the Senate passed new legislation to reform the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service Reform Act will require postal service employees to enroll in Medicare when they are...