BY ANTHONY O’REILLY The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it has backed down on its plan to eliminate Saturday delivery after Congress barred the idea. The USPS Board of Governors made the decision on Tuesday in a closed door meeting. “Although disappointed with this congressional action, the board will follow the law and has [...]
After the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced last week that it was cancelling delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays, a bipartisan group of local politicians is trying to make it reconsider the decision. The USPS is choosing to reduce service, starting the week of August 5, so that it can save an estimated $2 billion [...]
BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow can stop them, but a massive budget deficit can. The United States Post Service (USPS) officially announced on Wednesday that it will be cancelling delivery of first-class mail on Saturdays, starting the week of August 5. Packages, express and priority mail will still be delivered on [...]
