Delayed Postal Delivery Means Wasted Absentee Votes

By Steve Pociask – September 29, 2016 US Postal Service (USPS) consumers are seeing declining service standards. They know their packages don’t arrive on time. What they may not realize, however, is that this may also cost them their vote. 38 states require absentee ballots to be received by election day. However, USPS rules have…

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Postal Bulletin: Replace Smoke Detectors Every 10 Years

Fire Prevention Week is October 9-15, 2016: Don’t Wait — Check the Date! Replace Smoke Detectors Every 10 Years Almost 2,500 people die in home fires every year in the United States. Most of these people live in homes that do not have working smoke alarms. Approximately 60 percent of home fire deaths result from…

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OPM: Average FEHB premiums to increase by 4.4 percent in 2017

News Release – September 28, 2016 Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that premiums for the 2017 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will rise by an average of 4.4 percent. The FEHB rate increase is below projected increases for the national large group market. The FEHB Open Season,…

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