{"id":19609,"date":"2024-05-21T11:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19609"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:21:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:21:23","slug":"scoop-senators-to-debut-a-measure-providing-postal-service-relief-for-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/scoop-senators-to-debut-a-measure-providing-postal-service-relief-for-newspapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scoop: Senators to debut a measure providing postal service relief for newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/21\/usps-newspaper-delivery-us-senate-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">axios<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bipartisan group of Senators will introduce a bill Tuesday that will require the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/11\/15\/us-postal-service-set-to-lose-65-billion-this-year\">Servicio postal de EE. UU.<\/a>&nbsp;to perform to a certain level before it can apply a surcharge to periodicals, or local newspapers, to deliver their papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Por qu\u00e9 es importante:<\/strong>&nbsp;Facing a delivery worker crisis, local newspapers have increasingly turned to the USPS to deliver newspapers to subscribers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Newspapers previously relied on gig economy workers to distribute newspapers via their own vehicles early in the morning. The rise of ride-sharing services, like Uber and Lyft, have created alternative jobs that are often more lucrative and more flexible in terms of hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom in:<\/strong>&nbsp;The Deliver for Democracy Act, which is being introduced by Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), is meant to provide relief to local news outlets by curbing rate increases and holding the USPS accountable for on-time delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It requires that the USPS must either achieve at least a 95% on-time delivery rate for periodicals or improve its on-time delivery rate by at least 2 percentage points in order to be able to unlock its 2% surcharge authority for papers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also puts accountability measures in place, including directing the USPS to report its progress annually to the Postal Regulatory Commission and instructing the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on options for alternate USPS pricing models that would support newspapers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zoom out:<\/strong>&nbsp;The bill&#8217;s co-sponsors argue that the USPS has &#8220;maximally exercised&#8221; an authority granted to it by the Postal Regulatory Commission that provides an additional 2 percentage points of rate authority for any class or product of mail where costs exceed revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The increases and poor service &#8220;jeopardize local news outlets&#8217; ability to reach readers and supply the information so essential to an engaged citizenry and a vibrant democracy,&#8221; Sen. Welch said in a statement provided to Axios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Between the lines:<\/strong>&nbsp;The bill is co-sponsored by lawmakers across the aisle: Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The measure is endorsed by the National Newspaper Association and News\/Media Alliance, which collectively represent hundreds of local newspapers across the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The big picture:&nbsp;<\/strong>The local news industry is facing a crisis in the digital era, prompting advocates to push for any&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/10\/20\/local-news-vouchers-bill-dc\">form of relief<\/a>&nbsp;from lawmakers, including tax credits, vouchers and government subsides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Around one-third of U.S. newspapers as of 2005 will be gone by the end of 2024, one study&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/11\/16\/newspapers-decline-hedge-funds-research\">estimados<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Axios A bipartisan group of Senators will introduce a bill Tuesday that will require the&nbsp;U.S. Postal Service&nbsp;to perform to a certain level before it can apply a surcharge to periodicals, or local newspapers, to deliver their papers. 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