On Thursday, October 13, 2011, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a markup to address amendments offered by Representative Dennis Ross (R-FL) - Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy - to Chairman Issa and Ross’s proposed legislation, H.R. 2309, the Postal Reform Act.
The Postal Regulatory Commission issued their decision on the remanded exigency case. MPA commends the PRC on their thoughtful consideration of the case, and for finding that the USPS did not show a strong causal link between the exigent circumstance and the proposed rate increase.
Today’s bipartisan agreement by Senate leaders on postal reform legislation is a critically important step on the road to restoring the nation’s postal system... Read more
On October 21, 2011, MPA-The Association of Magazine Media submitted comments in response to the USPS Proposal to Revise Service Standards for First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and Standard Mail as published in the September 21, 2011 Federal Register. Read more
MPA expresses deep disappointment with the decision of the Postal Service to appeal the Postal Regulatory Commission's ruling rejecting their exigent rate request. Read more
The Affordable Mail Alliance filed comments urging the Postal Regulatory Commission to help rein in the USPS's excessive costs by denying the proposed rate hike. Read more
The Alliance has issued a statement in rebuttal to the Postal Service’s core argument for raising rates. Read more
"This is a major step in MPA’s fight against the USPS' unlawful attempt to shatter the price cap," says MPA President Nina Link. Read more
Certain types of ads mailed with magazines, such as supplements, product samples and ads containing electronics, will now be a lot more cost-effective to mail. Read more
