Colorado joins lawsuit against USPS over cuts and changes; Postmaster General backs off

Colorado joins lawsuit against USPS over cuts and changes; Postmaster General backs off

Colorado is part of a multistate lawsuit that will be filed Tuesday against the U.S. Postal Service over reported changes that have led Colorado leaders to claim the Trump administration is deliberately slowing mail and committing voter suppression, though the Postmaster General announced he was backing off some of those changes shortly afterward.

WHEN THAT COULD HAPPEN.REPORTING LIVE, GARY BRODE.Jessica: TODAY UNITY FROMCOLORADO DECIMAL AS THEY CALLEDON THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TOSTOP MAKING CHANGES TO THEUNITED STATES POST OFFICE.Anne: THREE HOURS LATER WERECEIVED A STATEMENT FROM LEWISDeJOY, THE POSTAL SERVICE ISREADY TO HANDLE WHATEVER VOLUMEOF ELECTION MAIL IT RECEIVESTHIS FALL AND SUSPENDED ALL OFTHE RECENT CHANGES MADE AT THEPOSTAL SERVICE.Jessica: SLOAN DICKEY SPENT THEDAY TALKING TO PEOPLE INVOLVEDIN THIS ISSUE LOCALLY.