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Durbin Reintroduced Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Rural Postal Processing Facilities

This bipartisan legislation is a response to the downsizing of P&DCs located in Peoria, Milan, and Springfield, Illinois, which has impacted the locations’ ability to process mail efficiently.

Committee Democrats Demand President Trump Abandon Any Plans to Illegally Dismantle or Privatize The Postal Service

Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to President Trump demanding he immediately abandon any plans that would either dismantle or privatize the U.S. Postal Service or undermine its independence in any way. 

Statement from UPMA President on recent USPS news

I want to address the recent rumors circulating in the media regarding the future of the USPS.

Today’s news roundup of Trump’s reported takeover of the USPS – 2/24/25

Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as this week to fire the members of the Postal Service’s governing board and place the agency under the control of the Commerce Department. Here is round up of the news.

Alaska bypass mail subsidy lands on the Trump chopping block again

Alaska has more to lose than anywhere else in the country if this happens because the bypass mail subsidy program, a central element in Alaska commerce, would certainly be at risk of elimination once again.

Senator Peters Applauds USPS Decision to Maintain Robust Operations at Iron Mountain Mail Processing Center

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D) released a statement Friday after the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced the Iron Mountain Processing and Distribution Center will continue its local mail processing operations

USPS Updates Requirements for Shipping Cremated Remains

Effective March 1, 2025, the United States Postal Service (USPS), the only option for shipping cremated remains, is updating its shipping requirements for all cremated remains, including ashes, keepsakes and jewelry.

ICBA and U.S. Postal Inspection Service Partner to Help Community Banks Combat Check Fraud

Washington, DC – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced a partnership to combat the threat of check fraud.

Mail processing will stay in Champaign, facility will receive upgrades

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — After a year of concern from residents and local lawmakers, the United States Postal Service announced that local mail processing operations will stay in Champaign.

Former contracted USPS employee says he was terminated after filing whistleblower complaint

John was hired by a USPS contractor—and only worked for six days before filing a whistleblower complaint about the treatment by Belgrade staff.

Here’s how the latest Lunar New Year stamp series came to be

The current series, the Postal Service’s third, began in 2020 and is a departure from its 1992-2004 and 2008-2019 predecessors in that the images are photographs of three-dimensional paper masks rather than traditional illustrations.

Postal Service Responds to Postal Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Opinion on Service Standard Changes

The Postal Service today provided a pointed response to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) recently published Advisory Opinion on the organization’s proposed service standard changes
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