Articles about the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
Mass Retirees Featured at MACRS Annual Conference
August 25, 2026NewsHealth insurance continues to be one of the most significant issues facing public retirees and the retirement systems that serve ...Read More - Mass Retirees Featured at MACRS Annual Conference
Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems: Key Factors Impacting a Cola BASE Increase
August 24, 2026Breaking NewsEarlier in this Voice (page 1) we reported on the 2025 Investment Report by PERAC (Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission ...Read More - Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems: Key Factors Impacting a Cola BASE Increase
Healey Signs Cola Reform Into Law
August 24, 2026NewsLandmark Change to Benefit Generations of Retirees The past two years have brought a series of big wins for Massachusetts ...Read More - Healey Signs Cola Reform Into Law
21 Local Retirement Systems Increase Their Fy27 Cola BASE
August 23, 2026NewsSince the enactment of Chapter 188 in 2010, local retirement systems are authorized, with the approval of their local legislative ...Read More - 21 Local Retirement Systems Increase Their Fy27 Cola BASE
Mass Retirees Major Cola Achievements: Looking Back at 60 Years of Cola History
August 21, 2026NewsSince the founding of the Mass Retirees Association in 1968, the COLA has always been a core “bread & butter ...Read More - Mass Retirees Major Cola Achievements: Looking Back at 60 Years of Cola History
Returns elevate state pension fund balance to nearly $130 billion
August 10, 2026From the MediaColin A. Young, State House News Service For the fourth time in a row, the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management ...Read More - Returns elevate state pension fund balance to nearly $130 billion
COLA Update: Local Boards Continuing to Increase Their Cola Base
July 14, 2026NewsAnnually we list the COLA bases for the 102 local retirement systems. Since local boards can approve a COLA up ...Read More - COLA Update: Local Boards Continuing to Increase Their Cola Base
Legislature passes COLA Reform & Earnings Increase
July 1, 2026Breaking NewsThis evening, the House and Senate approved both our COLA Reform initiative and an increase in the post-retirement earnings ...Read More - Legislature passes COLA Reform & Earnings Increase
Update: Local COLA Base Increases – Eleven More Systems
June 16, 2026Breaking NewsSince our last report in the April Voice, we have eleven more local retirement systems that have increased their COLA ...Read More - Update: Local COLA Base Increases – Eleven More Systems
House Approves Cola Reform
June 16, 2026NewsMeasure Now Before Budget Conference Committee In what would be the largest change in retirement law surrounding cost-of-living ...Read More - House Approves Cola Reform