Passage of postal reform legislation in new Congress urgently needed /EINPresswire.com/ — WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – February 09, 2017) – Excluding the effects of a $1.7 billion change in its workers’ compensation liability due to fluctuations in interest rates, the U.S. Postal Service posted a net loss of approximately $200 million for the first quarter of fiscal year […]
USPS News Link – 2/8/17 – If you’ve always dreamed of being on TV, here’s your chance. The Postal Service is once again inviting employees to audition for a USPS television commercial. No prior acting experience is required. The commercial will be filmed in mid-March and begin airing in the spring. To audition, follow these […]
WASHINGTON (Courthouse News) – 2/8/17 – Republicans invoked a little-used rule on Tuesday night to prevent Sen. Elizabeth Warren from speaking out against the Sen. Jeff Sessions, whom the Senate is prepared to confirm as attorney general on Wednesday. Warren took to the floor late Tuesday to read a letter that Coretta Scott King, the […]
2/8/17 – The past 8 years have taken a toll on America’s job force. But now, we have already begun bringing OUR jobs back to OUR country. Today we are excited to announce that Intel has pledged to make a $7 billion investment in Arizona, creating 10,000 jobs! Companies across America are making the commitment […]
Former Chief Of Staff to Member of Congress Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Theft Charges 2/8/17 – A former Congressional chief of staff pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity, and for stealing tens of thousands of dollars in congressional salary payments disbursed to a […]
MANHATTAN (Courthouse News) — The family affair that is President Donald Trump’s war on the press kicked into high gear Tuesday as an attorney for the first lady announced a “substantial settlement” with the blogger who already apologized for calling it “widely known that Melania was not a working model but rather a high-end escort.” […]
USPS News Link – The new bipartisan postal reform bill is “urgently needed,” PMG Megan J. Brennan told congressional leaders Feb. 7. “[The legislation] is fiscally responsible and enables the Postal Service to invest in the future and to continue to provide affordable, reliable and secure delivery service to every business and home in America,” the PMG […]
APWU News – 02/07/2017 – On Feb. 7, a hearing was held before the full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756). The legislation, introduced on Jan. 31, is sponsored by the Oversight Committee’s Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) as well as Representatives Mark […]
Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Julie K. Meek, 56, of Augusta, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to theft of mail. Court records reveal that Meek was a contract route carrier for the U.S. Postal Service when she stole more than a dozen envelopes from the mail […]
Americans for Tax Reform, joined by 23 free market organizations, today sent an open letter to Congress urging lawmakers to oppose H.R. 756, the “Postal Service Reform Act of 2017” introduced by House Government Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), and the Committee’s Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). Since 2007, USPS has posted more than $50 […]