U.S. Congress - News Articles for S.1789 Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2012
S.1789 - Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2012
A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. view all titles (9)
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- Short: Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2012 as passed senate.
- Short: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 as passed senate.
- Short: Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2012 as reported to senate.
- Short: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 as reported to senate.
- Short: Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
- Short: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 as reported to senate.
- Short: Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Short: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. as introduced.
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Carmike’s ballet, opera series playing at Shiloh 14
It was inspired by Pierre-Antoine Baudouin’s 1789 painting, “La réprimande/Une jeune fille querellée par sa mère.” The ballet was originally choreographed by the ballet master Jean Dauberval. It is one of the oldest and most important works in the
NLC Opposes Legislation that Would Undermine Partnership with Federal Government
In a letter to Congress last week, NLC warned that provisions in two different measures that have passed the House and Senate would inhibit collaboration and communication between the federal government and its state and local government partners. Joining
Op-Ed: USPS put in peril by GOP, future brighter with democratic reforms
A cherished American institution that began in 1775, the United States Postal Service, was crippled by Republican legislation 231 years later, but the future of the USPS may be brighter if the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 is passed. History of .
REP. ENGEL: EXTEND THE MORATORIUM ON POST OFFICE CLOSINGS
Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) joined with House colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe asking him to delay any closing of local post offices beyond the end of the moratorium on May 15. This will enable Congress to ...
NNA President: Truth about postal reform
President, National Newspaper Association Publisher, Swift County (MN) Monitor-News Now that U.S. Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing U.S. Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives.
Rep. Engel: Extend the Moratorium on Post Office Closings
Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-17) joined with House colleagues in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe asking him to delay any closing of local post offices beyond the end of the moratorium on May 15. This will enable Congress to ...
The truth about postal reform
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing U.S. Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently catalogued unhappy stakeholders, including ...
Other Voices: The truth about Postal reform
Now that US Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing US Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently catalogued unhappy stakeholders, including postal unions ...
Balanced Senate proposal best postal reform option
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan S. 1789 to reform the ailing U.S. Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House. Both postal unions and USPS want more for their side, and some Republicans mistakenly believe .
Carper calls on Congress to pass Postal Service reform before it’s too late
Another loss for the US Postal Service in the second quarter of FY 2012 – which Senator Tom Carper says comes as a surprise to no one. The $3.2-billion loss comes on the heals of several steep losses – including the last quarter. The ...
Post offices in Kansas to remain open
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today announced it will not close any of the 134 post offices in Kansas that were being considered for closure or consolidation, nor will it close the more than 3,600 post offices nationwide that were included in ...
Lincoln, Sheridan post offices not in danger of closing
The Lincoln and Sheridan post offices are “not on the radar” for possible closures. That’s according to Augustine Ruiz, United States Postal Service spokesman for San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento and Fresno. The postal service will “continue with the
The truth about postal reform
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed S 1789 to reform the ailing U.S. Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently cited unhappy stakeholders, including postal unions ...
Here's what Congress must do to truly save the Postal Service
Congress created a financial “crisis” it can resolve. The 21st Century Postal Service Act, (S-1789) will be a disaster if passed as is. The closing of post offices will cut off the meeting places of small communities. A slower mail service ...
Ky. Voices: Senate bill gives Postal Service best chance to prosper
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed S 1789 to reform the ailing U.S. Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Both postal unions and the USPS want more for their side, and some ...
Webb to postmaster general: Keep post offices open until reform is enacted
Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va) and other senators have asked Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to extend the moratorium on the closing of post office and mail processing facilities until Congress approves reform legislation. The current moratorium ends ...
Curator's Corner - The 21st century post office
History took some interesting turns during the last week or so. The Senate passed a bill known as S – 1789 – the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012. As with most bills from Congress – no one is perfectly thrilled with all the aspects ...
Point of View: The truth about postal reform
Now that US Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing US Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently catalogued unhappy stakeholders, including postal ...
Point of View: The truth about postal reform
Now that US Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing US Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently catalogued unhappy stakeholders, including postal ...
Corker, McCain, Coburn Urge Postmaster General To Move Forward With Cost-Saving Changes
Noting the unlikelihood that Congress will reach an agreement on postal system reforms anytime soon and that the postal service is on track to lose $21 billion annually by 2016 without changes to its business model, U.S. Senators Bob Corker ...
Here’s the truth concerning postal reform
Now that the U.S. Senate has passed a bill, S 1789, to reform the ailing U.S. Postal Service, critics are trying to disable the bill on its way to the House of Representatives. Business Week recently catalogued unhappy stakeholders, including postal unions
Sen. Corker urges Post Office to continue cost-cutting
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WRCB) – Senator Bob Corker joined with fellow Senators John McCain and Tom Coburn in a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe urging him to "move forward with cost-saving changes." "As Senators committed to fiscal responsibility .
Pocan Campaign: Pocan to Congress: keep the mail flowing
MADISON – If Congress doesn’t act before May 15, a moratorium on post office and plant closures for the US Postal Service will expire. The US Postal service is currently targeting 3,700 post offices and 223 distribution centers for closure in an effort
Morning Bell: Is the Postal Service Doomed?
If you ran a business with $25 billion in losses over the last five years, $20 billion in annual losses projected in the coming years, and 80 percent of its locations losing money, do you think that your company would stay afloat? Should it be ...
CARDIN, MIKULSKI CALL FOR USPS TO EXTEND MORATORIUM ON ALL POSTAL CLOSURES UNTIL FINAL ENACTMENT OF POSTAL REFORM BILL
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today joined a bipartisan group of 41 Senators in calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to extend the current moratorium on the closing of post offices or ...
Senators ask USPS to delay post office closings
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has announced a plan to close up to 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 post offices starting May 15 as part of efforts to save the mail agency $6.5 billion a year. The Senate-passed bill (S.1789) would save about half
Senate Authors of Postal Reform Seek Delay of Postal Closings from Postmaster General
The four authors of Senate postal reform legislation today released a letter they sent to the Postmaster General asking him to delay the closing of post offices and mail processing facilities until reform legislation is signed into law. In a ...
How Our State's Members Of Congress Voted Last Week
The bill (S 1789) would use buyouts and early retirements to trim today’s 547,000-employee workforce by 100,000 positions; start new delivery services that do not compete unfairly with the private sector; use $11 billion in retirement-fund ...
Grassley: 21st Century Act may head off postal collapse
The Senate passed an amended version of the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789) this week by a vote of 62-37. The bill will provide the USPS, which is facing imminent collapse, with short-term financial relief, by returning $11 billion in USPS ...
Roll Call
Vote 1: Closing postal service facilities: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to the 21st Century Postal Service Act (S. 1789). The amendment would have established a Commission on Postal Reorganization ...
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