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Member Exclusive: ACMA’s Legal Corner – What You Should Know About the Colorado Privacy Act
By David Swetnam-Burland of Brann & Isaacson Over the summer, the number of states enacting comprehensive and potentially burdensome state privacy laws has grown to four. The most recent is the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which follows similar statutes in California, Nevada, and Virginia. First, the good news: The CPA does not go into effect until July 1, […]
Member Exclusive – Beltway Report: GAO Note Finds Tariff Exemption Process Lacking
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an 86-page report analyzing how the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) conducted its review of tariff exclusion requests for imported products from China. As part of the study, the GAO compiled and analyzed all exemptions filed for Section 301 tariffs. A total of […]
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Member Exclusive: ACMA’s Legal Corner – The Post-Pandemic, Post-Wayfair Nexus Party
By Martin Eisenstein & Jamie Szal of Brann & Isaacson The effects of the June 2018 Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. have continued to reach far and wide. Earlier this year, we highlighted one of the most prominent post-Wayfair developments: economic nexus enforcement at the local tax level by home rule […]
USPS Inspector General Service Performance Page Launched
Dear Member: This (link) new service reporting page from the USPS Office of Inspector General is worth bookmarking as you may find it useful when discussing postal concerns with your Member of Congress. Note that this data is always historical. For real time information, go here. Of course, observing scan data from your actual mailing […]
ACMA Member Exclusive – June MTAC Report
Members: The June 29-30, 2021, meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) were once again held virtually. ACMA’s Paul Miller tuned in to all sessions of interest to our membership. Below you will find our recap; hyperlinked session titles will take you to the slides shown. There are also a couple of links available […]
USPS Announces Price Change Proposal; Takes Max Allowed by PRC Ruling
The USPS announced this afternoon it has filed for a second rate increase for 2021, with rates to go up by 6.9% on average. Overall, Marketing Mail rates will increase just over 6.8%, but so-called “under water” Marketing Mail flats and Carrier Route will both go up by 8.819% and 8.866%, respectively. (See full Marketing […]
Wall Street Journal Editorial: ‘How to Save the Post Office, Maybe’
Member Exclusive – Beltway Report: China Bill Imminent, Senate Finance Committee Hearing Recap
The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on Thursday, April 21st, on improving US competitiveness with China through trade practices. The Committee is expected to soon release bipartisan legislation, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and coordinated by a number of other committees aimed at boosting the US economy to out-compete China. The bill […]
Member Exclusive – Beltway Report: New Section 301 Tariffs?
United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai recently announced next steps regarding Section 301 Digital Services Taxes Investigations. To this end, the USTR has released a preliminary list of products for each country that may be subject to additional tariffs of up to 25% if no consensus is reached, including, but not limited to: […]
ACMA Member Exclusive – March MTAC Recap
Dear Members: Ordinarily, we jump right in to our recap of the meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), which were held March 30-31, 2021 virtually. But first, we’ll lead off with some additional matters we’ve learned about the USPS’s 10-year strategic plan since our initial report to members on March 23rd. Specifically, we’ve […]