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Call to action: USPS SERVES US Act
The USPS SERVES US Act is the only bill in Congress that would halt the destructive postage hikes and service cuts, but with all of the controversy in Washington, we need as many people as possible to ask their Representatives to support it.
NNA applauds introduction of the USPS SERVES US Act
Today, Representative Sam Graves (R-Missouri-06) introduced the USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability for the U.S. Act (USPS SERVES US Act).
USPS announces no January increase for newspaper postage
Today, the USPS announced that it will not raise postage prices for Market Dominant mail products including newspaper postage in January.
NNA pledges to collaborate with new Postmaster General Steiner
The leadership of the National Newspaper Association sent a letter welcoming new Postmaster General David Steiner to his position.
We stressed that community newspapers are a vital resource ...
During fly-in, NNA members voice newspaper concerns with legislators and staff
Early June 2025, the NNA Public Policy Team joined NNA Executive Director Lynne Lance and Public Policy Manager Lisa McGraw along with postal strategist Rafe Morrisey and advisor on federal advertising issues Claudia James and her team from Cogent Strategies in Washington to discuss postal issues and other newspaper related concerns with various legislative staffers and members of Congress and the Senate.
House Government Operations Subcommittee looks at ‘the route forward for the USPS’
NNA advocate Rafe Morrissey attended the committee meeting today on behalf of its community newspaper members.
NNA Guest Editorial - Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull the USPS back from the brink
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse.
USPS Board of Governors selects new postmaster general
Today, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors announced the selection of David Steiner as the nation’s 76th postmaster general. Steiner has served on the board of FedEx and is a former CEO of Waste Management.
NNA calls on Congressional oversight committees to address USPS proposed administration changes
Today, NNA Chair Martha Diaz Aszkenazy, publisher, The San Fernando Valley (California) Sun, and NNA's Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) representatives sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the USPS to encourage their leadership and supervision of the major changes ...
DeJoy covers his ears, but Congress is listening to NNA
Last week Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears in response to criticisms from members of Congress about service quality under his tenure, perhaps cementing his legacy of unresponsiveness and failure. At the same time, he was testifying, however, NNA’s leadership and public affairs team was meeting with numerous staff members in key offices to reiterate our postal concerns and priorities, and they were all ears.
A metaphor for the postal institution
When the Officer in Charge of the Jamesport, Missouri, Post Office noticed some bricks falling from the building last August, he began paying attention to the structure around him. One brick wall had begun to buckle. Pops and cracks in the structure warned him that it was time to get out. He escaped with his life just before the walls collapsed and the building crumbled.
NNA adds voice to the call for Congressional action on USPS
Major changes are ahead for the U.S. Postal Service and newspaper mailers, with or without Congressional action on a postal reform plan, but legislative assistance could soften the blows to newspaper mailers.
That was the message from National Newspaper Association’s leadership meeting with the 75th Postmaster General of the United States, Louis DeJoy.
Section 230: Bringing you up to speed
Courts developed a doctrine that basically said that if an internet provider manipulated, edited or changed content posted by someone, the provider could be making the content their own and then could be treated like a publisher and sued for liability in the case of harm.
PRC approves postage incentive for Seamless Acceptance of Periodicals and Marketing mail
The Postal Regulatory Commission this week approved the Postal Service’s proposed 2021 postage rates, including a new incentive of $.001 per piece for mail introduced through a new Seamless Acceptance program. PRC also approved an average 1.45 percent increase in Periodicals postage rates. The new rates apply as of midnight Jan. 24, 2021.
USPS Office of the Inspector General finds ‘confusion and inconsistency,’ DeJoy’s changes in compliance
The OIG looked at three initiatives from new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, as well as 57 other directives aimed at reducing cost.
Preliminary injunction halts changes in USPS’ service
A federal court in Washington state in September issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to halt changes in service, ruling that the agency had failed to request review of its decisions from the Postal Regulatory Commission.
A judge ruled that from evidence produced by the 14 states suing USPS, it was likely that the states would prevail in their lawsuit claiming constitutional and regulatory violations.
Lawmakers question new postmaster general on delays and restructuring
Baptism by fire seemed to be the challenge for new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who made his first public appearances in a sometimes-hostile environment: the Congressional hearing room.
US Postal Service to discount Every Door Direct Mail pieces at the retail counter beginning August 1
The reduction affects only mail brought to the post office counter, not the bulk mail entries typically used by newspapers for saturation or high density marketing mail entered at the Business Mail Entry units.
