Amendments on post offices pass the senateKBZK Bozeman NewsMontana's senior US Senator Max Baucus announced today key victories for rural customers and post offices as the Senate voted 62 to 37 to pass the Postal Reform Bill. Baucus' efforts will keep Montana processing facilities open -specifically those … More: continued here
Washington Times Senate Postal Service Overhaul Shifts Attention to HouseBusinessWeekBy Michelle Jamrisko on April 26, 2012 Senate passage of an overhaul of the US Postal Service shifts pressure to the House to beat a May 15 deadline, when the organization said it may start closing thousands of post offices and hundreds of mail …Senators stamp…
Local post offices, plant could be savedWPSD Local 6Outraged by a plan that slows down the mail, puts postal workers out of a job, and closes post offices you count on. Wednesday afternoon senate lawmakers passed a bill, sidestepping the postal service's plans to cut costs. It's a bill that many say may … More:…
Senate vote might save postal center in DuluthDuluth News TribuneWASHINGTON —The Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would slow and in some cases halt the US Postal Service's effort to close post offices and other facilities, including the mail processing center in Duluth. Jo-Ann Sramek of Duluth shows … More: continued here
Post office cutbacks delayedAlbany Times Union… The Senate offered a lifeline to the nearly bankrupt US Postal Service on Wednesday, voting to give the struggling agency an $11 billion cash infusion while delaying controversial decisions on closing post offices and ending Saturday delivery. More: continued here
Senate OKs Postal Service planSTLtoday.comJuly, 12, 2010– Frederick Rollins (center), 65, chants save our service in front of the Old Post Office on Market Street, in downtown St. Louis. Rollins a retired postal worker, and others are protesting the potiental end of Saturday mail service. More: continued here
Senate Debates Plan To Keep Post Offices RunningNorth Country Public Radioby David Welna Apr 25, 2012 (All Things Considered) — The Senate is voting on legislation Wednesday aimed at shoring up the US Postal Service while delaying proposed cutbacks. The debate over the possibility of closing hundreds of post offices is … More: continued here
Schumer wants to deliver for N. Hoosick post officeBennington BannerCharles Schumer has not only introduced an amendment to a bill that would protect door-to-door postal delivery but is also backing a bill to keep 53 rural post offices that are slated to close, including one in North Hoosick, open for at least two more …and…
Toledo Blade Senate gives post offices brief lifelineToledo BladeSherrod Brown's office says the fate of the downtown Toledo sorting facility will rest with the Postal Service. THE BLADE Enlarge | Photo Reprints WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday overcame opposition from several Republicans and passed legislation … More: continued here
Bloomfield post office closed temporarily due to asbestosSoutheast MissourianThe presence of asbestos has forced the closure of the Bloomfield post office. According to a sign on the door, the post office has been temporarily closed. After calls to the newspaper office questioning the sign, The Daily Statesman contacted the US … More: continued here