The House of Representatives passed emergency legislation Saturday to provide $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service as the country prepares for possible record numbers of mail-in votes during the November election amid the coronavirus pandemic. The vote of 257-150 would also roll back operational changes to the Postal Service that have slowed mail […]
“Every single member of the House should vote in favor of our legislation,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee. Following Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s vow to suspend changes to U.S. Postal Service operations until after the November election, House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would go further by requiring the complete […]
“We’re watching the deliberate destruction of the Post Office unfolding in front of us,” said one journalist A formal complaint filed last week with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General by a Portland, Maine letter carrier alleges that city Postmaster James Thornton is unlawfully mandating the delay of first-class mail in order […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Petersburg man has been sentenced in federal court for burglarizing the Petersburg Post Office with the intent to steal parcels for pecuniary gain. Christopher Scott Manske, 38, was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to serve four months in prison, […]