Klobuchar Slams USPS Rural Mail Delays | Duluth News

Senator Amy Klobuchar is sounding the alarm over new USPS plans that are delaying mail delivery in rural Minnesota, calling the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) system a disaster for communities reliant on timely mail for prescriptions, paychecks, and news. The RTO forces rural post offices to hold mail overnight, adding at least a day to delivery times — a move she says disproportionately hurts northeastern Minnesota and ignores regional needs by centering hubs in Fargo and the Twin Cities while leaving Duluth and Rochester out. Klobuchar warns that past RTO experiments failed to save money and are now harming rural residents, urging the Postal Service to reverse course and prioritize reliable service over cost-cutting, as newspapers and locals already report serious delays. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b132f4cff68c824f