MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) Even as the Postmaster-General takes a step back from changes that hamstrung mail delivery, Wisconsin’s attorney general is moving forward with a lawsuit to stop them.
Attorney General Josh Kaul says that Louis DeJoy needs to follow through with his promises, not just make them. A multi-state lawsuit seeks to do that: “Because if there are other changes besides those that are suspended that’s something we’re going to look into and also there have been changes that have been made that have already had an impact and we are asking for those changes to be reversed as well.”
The lawsuit aims to stop changes at the postal service that included cutting back overtime, destroying and removing mail sorting machines, and removing postboxes.
The suit claims that changes at the post office could impact the timely delivery and return of absentee and mail-in ballots, which are likely to be used in record numbers for the November election.
The Trump Administration says online retailers are being undercharged for the delivery of packages through the USPS, putting a strain on the delivery system and causing steeper financial losses.
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) says she has heard from constituents who’ve had prescription drugs delayed because of changes in delivery schedules.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is likely to call a special session of the House of Representatives, cutting short the August recess, to deal with funding for the postal service.
