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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Mainers cite postal failures, worries ahead of November election
Across the state, customers tell of late or lost letters and packages as scrutiny of the U.S. Postal Service mounts amid a global pandemic and before the presidential vote.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2020
Maine postal workers take issue with postmaster general’s testimony
Workers blame Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's changes to the Postal Service for delivery delays, and say they are prepared to deliver a surge of mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2020
Postal chief defends changes, denies ‘sabotaging’ election
Acknowledging an expected surge in mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, Louis DeJoy said voters should mail back their ballots at least 7 days before the election.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2020
Postal chief warns voters to request, return ballots early
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2020
Emergency postal aid stalls as Trump administration rejects House-passed bill
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows says the legislation 'was not a serious bill' and that he would meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi later Sunday.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2020
House passes bill to boost U.S. Postal Service amid Trump attacks
The bill would ban the removal of mail-sorting machines and public mailboxes, reverse operational changes that could delay service and require all official election mail to be considered 'first class.'
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PublishedAugust 22, 2020
Dozens rally in Portland in support of U.S. Postal Service
The protesters demand the resignation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and say the postal crisis was manufactured by President Trump to boost his re-election.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2020
Trump post office turmoil imperils lifeline for rural GOP voters
Rural residents – whose backing of Trump was critical to his 2016 election – are especially dependent on the mail for medication and retail purchases.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2020
Postal service problems emerge as wedge in Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Susan Collins and her primary opponent, Sara Gideon, agree on the need for additional funding for the beleaguered federal agency, but Gideon has sought to highlight the politics involved while Collins has not.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2020
Democratic AGs, including Maine’s, file lawsuit over postal changes
The attorneys general who sued the U.S. Postal Service also include those in California, Delaware, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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