U.S. senator from South Dakota subjects Postal Service to multiple pressure points

2024. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a Downtown Sioux Falls Rotary event on Oct. 28,
2024. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during a Downtown Sioux Falls Rotary event on Oct. 28,

Rounds blocks governing board nominations and proposes cuts to executive bonuses amid reports of slow mail

By Meghan O’Brien | Aug. 21, 2026 About two years ago, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., started hearing increasing complaints about slow mail delivery. Veterans weren’t receiving their prescriptions on time, he said, or medications got lost on the way. Some people said they received bills on the…