Postal Rates for Charities Likely to Rise Soon; Nonprofit Groups Lobby for a Delay

By Holly Hall

Postage rates for charities are likely to increase as early as May, following a ruling announced last week by the Postal Regulatory Commission.

The commission's ruling — issued in response to the U.S. Postal Service's proposal to increase rates for all mailers — endorses the service's plan to increase postage for nonprofit periodicals by an average of 11.7 percent. The commission said that rates should

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