Twenty state attorneys general sue Postal Regulatory Commission over USPS plan

The United States Postal Service has pledged to slow mail delivery and 20 state attorneys general have disputed this. State prosecutors sued the Postal Regulatory Commission, which oversees the USPS, arguing that it failed to provide a full review of Postmaster’s Office Louis DeJoy’s 10-year plan before it went into effect on October 1. “The plan reflects several unprecedented changes. in the operations and service of the Postal Service, at a time when dependence on the mail remains at historic levels, and states across the country are grappling with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, ”they wrote. “Implement all of these changes without adhering to [a legal review] deprives mail users of their statutory rights and undermines public accountability. The PRC told CBS News it received the complaint but would not comment further.

DeJoy said the 10-year plan would reduce the losses the USPS faced, but he was criticized for slowing mail delivery as a result. The USPS recently said that first-class mail can now take up to five days to reach recipients, instead of the standard three days.