Congressman Jake LaTurner (R-KS) introduced H.R. 9839, the USPS Serves Us Act on September 25, which makes needed updates and reforms to the postal regulatory process by empowering the Postal Regulatory Commission with a clear mandate to hold the USPS accountable for efficiency and service performance.
On September 18, the News/Media Alliance submitted a response to the European AI Office’s consultation on the upcoming General-Purpose AI Code of Practice.
The United States Postal Service announced on September 20 that there will not be a price increase in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes Periodicals, Marketing Mail, First-Class Mail, and Package Services.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) held a hearing on September 17 to consider proposed tariffs on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan.
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) announced that he is introducing the Postmaster General Reform Act, which would change how U.S. postmaster generals are appointed and how long they serve.
The News/Media Alliance submitted reply comments on September 12 to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Statutory Review of the System for Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products.
The News/Media Alliance joined a coalition letter on September 13 urging the International Trade Commission (ITC) to oppose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from Japan and China.
On August 9, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in support of the non-profit digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) motion to unseal records in a patent lawsuit.
The Alliance, along with other leading trade associations representing record labels, music publishers, book publishers, and various artist and songwriter groups, moved to file a new amicus brief in an ongoing litigation between Anthropic and three music publishers, after the case was transferred from the Middle District of Tennessee to the Northern District of California.
The USPS will consider comments received during the virtual conference on September 5 at 1:00pm ET, and will then file a formal request for an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC).
