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Smith, Van Drew join House Democrats to back $25 billion post office aid package

August 22, 2020 7:57 pmAugust 22, 2020 8:04 pm

Reps. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) and Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) were among the 26 House Republicans who crossed party lines on Saturday to support a $25 billion package to help the U.S. Postal Service continue operations. All ten Democrats in the...

DeJoy pulls embattled USPS policies as states threaten suit

August 18, 2020 2:28 pmAugust 18, 2020 7:28 pm

This story was updated with comment from Virginia Kase at 4:11 p.m. It was updated again at 5:18 p.m. with comment from Mark Dimondstein. It was updated a third time with comment from Rep. Chris Smith at 7:28 p.m. Postmaster...

Congressman wants N.J. Attorney General to launch state grand jury probe of Trump post office moves

August 14, 2020 7:09 pm

A New Jersey congressman is seeking a state grand jury probe after a statement by President Donald Trump that he is holding back funding to the U.S. Postal Service to inhibit the delivery of vote-by-mail ballots. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson)...

Murphy reframes USPS delays as public health crisis

August 14, 2020 3:43 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is moving to frame U.S. Postal Service delays as a public health matter as mail delays at the agency continue to grow under new practices implemented by Postmaster Louis DeJoy. “The politicization of the Postal Service is...

General election plan closely mirrors primary

August 14, 2020 3:17 pmAugust 14, 2020 10:23 pm

Rules for New Jersey’s general election announced by Gov. Phil Murphy Friday closely resemble those used for last month’s primaries. Every registered voter in the state will receive a postage pre-paid mail-in ballot — such ballots will be mailed in...

New Jersey general election to be conducted mostly through mail-in ballots

August 13, 2020 12:43 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will order a general election conducted almost entirely through vote-by-mail ballots and an announcement could come as early as tomorrow, the New Jersey Globe has learned. That means nearly 6.2 million voters would automatically receive VBM ballots...

Menendez, Booker urge DeJoy to abandon changes that would triple VBM costs

August 13, 2020 11:12 am

U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen), Cory Booker (D-Newark) and 45 of their Democratic colleagues urged Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to rescind changes to U.S. Postal Service policy that would make sending mail-in ballots more costly. “Instead of taking steps...