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Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Terry Thompson had an election to run for voters in Cascade County, Montana. Why then, she thought, was her office in Great Falls being sent mailed ballots completed by voters in places such as Wasilla, Alaska; Vancouver, Washington; and Tampa, Florida? It was...
Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved 'Golden Girls' actor
The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month's election: It's releasing a Betty White stamp. The beloved actor known for roles in “The Golden Girls," “The Mary Tyler Moore Show," “Boston Legal,” and others will be...
Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and air-conditioned trucks
Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through November...
Vermont's capital city gets a new post office 15 months after it was hit by flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's capital city of Montpelier is finally getting a new post office, 15 months after catastrophic flooding inundated the downtown, officials announced. A grand opening celebration is planned for Saturday at the location at 89 Main Street, the U.S....
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't fixed...
