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The changes, part of a 10-year plan released by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy earlier this year, include allowing up to five days for delivery of First-Class domestic letters — the most common type of mail — instead of three days. That slowdown will have the greatest effects in outlying parts of the lower 48 states, including much of the West Coast, parts of Florida and Texas and most of Maine, several analyses suggest.

Critics: Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers DAVID BAUDER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Associated Press July 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service's plans to raise postage rates could present another damaging blow to community newspapers already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and advertising declines, industry leaders say. The rate increase, planned to take effect Aug. 29, is set t...

The US Postal Service’s higher postage rates could harm local newspapers By AP Staff LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service's plan to raise mailing rates could present one more damaging blow to community newspapers already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and advertising declines, a trade group says. Rates on periodicals would increase by more than 8% as of Aug. 29, according to agency filings. The price jump is part of a broad plan pushed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to overhaul mail operations. The impact of the periodical rate increase is expected to be felt most by smal...

Updated July 8 Postal Service plans imperil community newspapers Democrats criticize the proposal to raise rates and renew calls for the removal of the postmaster general. By DAVID BAUDER and ANTHONY IZAGUIRREAssociated Press Share The U.S. Postal Service’s plan to raise mailing rates could present one more damaging blow to community newspapers already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and advertising declines, a trade group says. Rates on periodicals would increase by more than 8 percent as of Aug. 29, according to agency filings. The price jump is part of a broad plan pushed by Post...

The United States Post office this week announced and unveiled the Yogi Berra Stamp.