April 2006
Media Logistics News April Newsletter "The Next Rate Case"

The last time we reported on the industry speculations about what we would be paying for periodical postage in 2007 was in May of 2006. While it was prior to the finalization of the most recent rate case, industry pundits wanted to prepare us for a significant changes.

March 2006 
Media Logistics News March Newsletter "Postal Reform Update"

As we reported last issue, the next step in postal reform is for the House and Senate to reconcile each of their versions of the bill in conference and the Senate has appointed their
conferees. As of this writing the House conferees have not been announced but it is anticipated that Representatives Tom Davis, Henry Waxman, John McHugh, and Danny Davis will be included.

February 2006 
Media Logistics News Feb Newsletter "Senate Passes Postal Reform"

The United States Senate passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2005 (S.662) on February 9 by unanimous consent. The U.S. House of Representatives approved its version of postal reform legislation (H.R. 22) last summer.

January 2006
Postal Reform Vote in Feb?

According to the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Senator Kit Bond a Republican from Missouri, told a reporter that he expected a vote on S662, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2005, in February.

November 2005
Media Logistics News Nov Newsletter "BOG Approves 2006 Rates"

The Postal Service Board of Governors (BOG) voted to accept the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) recommendations to increase most postal rates and fees by approximately 5.4% across-the-board.

October 2005
Media Logistics News Oct Newsletter "Postal Reform"

There have been a few new developments surrounding the postal reform bill since the last newsletter. To begin with, the bill has lost steam in the Senate.

September 2005
Media Logistics News Sept Newsletter "USPS Responds to Katrina"

The Postal Service has been restoring services daily and shortly after the storm did its best to assist those displaced by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

August 2005
Media Logistics News Aug Newsletter "Reform Passes in the House"

As most of you know, the House of Representatives passed HR 22, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act at 10:00 PM on July 26, 2005 by a vote of 410-20. Additionally three amendments that were proposed that most of the mailing community opposed were defeated...

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