Stories tagged: "US Postal Service"

Business Postal service can handle absentee ballot volume
Business Rural Wisconsin Is Still Coping with Postal Service Slowdowns and Cutbacks Supported by Ron Johnson

A long-sought reform bill has finally become law, but small businesses, farmers, and veterans have been forced into more expensive alternatives that pose risks to their time-sensitive shipments.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 10, 2022 9:50 pm CDT
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Business AOC Gets the USPS to Admit Oshkosh Defense Had No Plans to Create Its New Jobs in Wisconsin

Critics accuse the company of bait and switch for winning a big government contract based on its experienced union workforce—but choosing to create non-union jobs in South Carolina.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow April 5, 2022 6:07 pm CDT
Elections Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes speaks at his US Senate campaign launch event July 20, 2021, in Milwaukee. (Photo by Olivia Stern)
Elections This Week on the Senate Campaign Trail

For the week of Feb. 21: Barnes talks business, Nelson criticizes Barnes, Battino drops out to run for a different office.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 26, 2022 12:12 pm CST
Economy Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes speaks during a September 2021 appearance in Milwaukee by voting rights activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. (Photo by JT Cestkowski)
Economy Barnes Asks Biden, Congress to Pressure Oshkosh Defense to Bring Union Jobs Home

Call comes after Ron Johnson said he won’t fight for jobs in Oshkosh.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 8, 2022 4:10 pm CST
Voting Milwaukee's Charles Allis Art Museum served as a polling station on Aug. 11. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
Voting Early In-Person Voting Starts Tuesday. Here’s How It’s Done.

Filling out an absentee ballot at your local clerk's office saves several steps.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring October 14, 2020 2:31 pm CDT

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Elections Wis. Postal Workers: System Can Handle Absentee Ballots, Just Mail Early

Despite concerns, protests over removal of mail sorting machines, other proposed changes by Trump Administrations’ USPS, workers say they can handle ballot volume.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 16, 2020 9:43 am CDT
Elections Residents in Towns Across Wisconsin Rally to Save USPS Ahead of Postmaster Testimony
Elections Residents in Towns Across Wisconsin Rally to Save USPS Ahead of Postmaster Testimony

Rallies were held in cities from Milwaukee to Eau Claire and Mount Horeb prior to postmaster’s testimony Monday.

Jane Burns Jane Burns August 24, 2020 5:42 pm CDT