mail /tags/mail mail en-US WLRN Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:46:06 GMT Instagram and Facebook begin removing posts offering abortion pills /news/2022-06-28/instagram-and-facebook-begin-removing-posts-offering-abortion-pills Social media posts ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect last Friday. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:46:06 GMT /news/2022-06-28/instagram-and-facebook-begin-removing-posts-offering-abortion-pills The Associated Press Why your USPS mail package delivery is about to get slower /news/2022-04-21/why-your-usps-mail-package-delivery-is-about-to-get-slower Starting next month, more than 30% of first-class packages will be considered on time if they arrive within four or five days, as the Postal Service eases its standards for delivery times. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:33:55 GMT /news/2022-04-21/why-your-usps-mail-package-delivery-is-about-to-get-slower Bill Chappell Lawmakers target ballot initiatives, local government spending /news/2022-03-11/lawmakers-target-ballot-initiatives-local-government-spending The Florida House approved a campaign-finance bill that would make it more difficult for groups to place proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. The measure would also prevent local governments from sending mailers promoting or opposing proposed referendums, ballot initiatives or issues. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:14:41 GMT /news/2022-03-11/lawmakers-target-ballot-initiatives-local-government-spending Dara Kam | News Service Florida Congress passes bill to shore up the Postal Service without cutting back on delivery /2022-03-08/congress-passes-bill-to-shore-up-the-postal-service-without-cutting-back-on-delivery Congress mustered rare bipartisan support for the Postal Service package, dropping some of the more controversial proposals to settle on core ways to save the service and ensure its future operations. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:03:47 GMT /2022-03-08/congress-passes-bill-to-shore-up-the-postal-service-without-cutting-back-on-delivery The Associated Press Florida prisons are changing inmates' snail mail to a digital format /news/2021-12-01/florida-prisons-are-changing-inmates-snail-mail-to-a-digital-format The Department of Corrections says the change will reduce the amount of contraband coming into prisons. Florida prisons are in the process of converting incoming snail mail to a digital-only format. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 13:15:15 GMT /news/2021-12-01/florida-prisons-are-changing-inmates-snail-mail-to-a-digital-format Gina Jordan The Postal Service is slowing the mail to save money. Critics say it's a death spiral /2021-10-08/the-postal-service-is-slowing-the-mail-to-save-money-critics-say-its-a-death-spiral As of Oct. 1, some first-class mail has been delivered more slowly. Some say between that and recent price increases, it spells trouble for the agency. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 12:15:18 GMT /2021-10-08/the-postal-service-is-slowing-the-mail-to-save-money-critics-say-its-a-death-spiral Brian Naylor Mail Delivery Is About To Get Slower And Pricier Just In Time For The Holidays /news/2021-09-29/mail-delivery-is-about-to-get-slower-and-pricier-just-in-time-for-the-holidays Some of the changes will result in increased transit times for cross-country and other long-distance deliveries. The price increases will not affect shipping for international products. Wed, 29 Sep 2021 16:31:07 GMT /news/2021-09-29/mail-delivery-is-about-to-get-slower-and-pricier-just-in-time-for-the-holidays Jonathan Franklin The Postmaster General Is Under Federal Investigation Over Campaign Contributions /news/2021-06-04/the-postmaster-general-is-under-federal-investigation-over-campaign-contributions A spokesman for Louis DeJoy says the Department of Justice is probing "contributions made by employees who worked for him when he was in the private sector." Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:11:55 GMT /news/2021-06-04/the-postmaster-general-is-under-federal-investigation-over-campaign-contributions Alana Wise Pending Postal Service Changes Could Delay Mail And Deliveries, Advocates Warn /2020-07-29/pending-postal-service-changes-could-delay-mail-and-deliveries-advocates-warn Critics charge the new postmaster general intends to make the Postal Service more of a business than a service, which opponents say could cause disruptions for customers. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:01:44 GMT /2020-07-29/pending-postal-service-changes-could-delay-mail-and-deliveries-advocates-warn Brian Naylor Groups Ask Judge To Clear Way For Vote-By-Mail Fight /news/2020-06-16/groups-ask-judge-to-clear-way-for-vote-by-mail-fight TALLAHASSEE — Accusing Florida officials of ignoring “the harsh reality of the pandemic,” left-leaning groups are asking a federal judge to move forward… Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:06:48 GMT /news/2020-06-16/groups-ask-judge-to-clear-way-for-vote-by-mail-fight Dara Kam - News Service of Florida