U.S. Postal Service officials say carriers are working well into the night on most days to deliver an unprecedented volume of packages before Christmas.
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Posted inNation & World
Trump names USPS board nominee, potentially solidifying Republican control of mail service
The nomination sets up a potentially charged and rapid confirmation fight in the Senate for a position that tends to be nonpolitical in nature and pass without opposition.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine postal workers renew calls to stop service cuts, pass relief funding
Postal labor leaders warned Tuesday that embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is steaming ahead with cost-cutting measures that will reduce service across the country.
Posted inElection 2020, Uncategorized
More than 150,000 ballots caught in postal facilities missed Election Day deadline
U.S. Postal Service, which had said it was doing daily sweeps for misplaced ballots, acknowledged Thursday that thousands had not been processed in time.
Posted inElection 2020, Local Elections, Maine, News, Politics
If you didn’t mail your absentee ballot today, here’s what to do next
With Election Day only 7 days off, officials warn that any ballots mailed after Oct. 27 night not be received in time to count.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
USPS on-time performance dips again as millions prepare to mail 2020 ballots
The Postal Service is preparing to deploy extra personnel and transportation and processing resources in expectation of an influx of ballots.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: A healthy U.S. Postal Service is critical to our democracy
Voters need the Senate to join the House in acting on legislation that will ensure timely delivery of ballots.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Postal workers quietly resist postmaster’s changes, with eye on election
Some of the agency’s 630,000 workers say they feel a responsibility to counteract cost-cutting changes from their new boss that they blame for the mail slowdowns.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Another judge joins those ordering Postal Service to end cuts that delay mail
The Maine attorney general was among those joining Pennsylvania in the lawsuit.
Posted inNation & World
Judge: Postal Service must process election mail on time
Last week, another judge said 14 states made a ‘strong showing’ that the Trump administration was using the Postal Service ‘as a tool in partisan politics.’