On Friday, the U.S. Postal Service instituted a new policy that will mean slower deliveries and higher costs for certain packages and letters. It’s part of U.S. Postmaster General Louis […]
What the Media is Getting Wrong about the U.S. Postal Service
“It’s a logistics story first and foremost, but it’s been reported as a Donald Trump story,” says journalist Alex Shephard of all the recent reporting on the United States Postal […]
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on changes to the USPS
Last month, amid mounting public and political pressure, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced that he would be delaying changes to the postal service until after the November election. The […]
Conservatives Want to Privatize the Post Office. Why?
The United States Postal Service continues to face a financial crisis in the midst of the pandemic and the upcoming presidential election as more and more voters consider mail-in ballots […]
Wisconsin Attorney General filing lawsuit against postal service chang...
On Tuesday, Wisconsin and thirteen other states filed a lawsuit challenging operational changes to the United States Postal Service. In recent weeks, the Trump-appointed Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, has drawn […]
City of Madison introducing secure absentee ballot boxes
Earlier this week, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett announced that the city would be installing more than a dozen drop boxes for absentee ballots. At a press briefing earlier today, Madison […]