The U.S. Postal Service hiked the price of First Class Forever stamps, as well as shipping prices for different types of mail

It was supposed to improve the quality of service, but broken machines, mismanagement and a lack of staffing has made it nearly impossible for Georgians to get their mail on time for more than a year.

Lolita Brickhouse, 31, pleaded guilty on July 15 to causing more than $42,000 in damage at the USPS mail delivery facility in Falls Church, about a 5-mile drive west from Arlington, on Jan. 16, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a news release.

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, postal workers and their customers are bracing for either scenario, especially as corporate America weighs in.

First-Class Mail Forever stamps will cost 78 cents while postal insurance costs will decrease, as USPS seeks financial stability without taxpayer funding