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Basic Life Insurance Bill Advances

August 11, 2015
Public Service Committee Grants Favorable Report AUGUST 11, 2015: Legislation that would increase the basic life insurance benefit for state ...
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Bill Numbers Assigned to Association’s Legislative Package

July 28, 2015
As the Public Service Committee begins its work, all of the bills, in the Association’s 2015-2016 Legislative Package ...
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New Prescription Plan Coming for GIC’s OME Enrollees

July 27, 2015
Only Medicare Retirees Subcribed to State Unicare Plan ImpactedJuly 2015 Voice: As of January 1, 2016 retirees enrolled in the ...
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3% COLA For State & Teacher Retirees

July 21, 2015
Treasurer Goldberg to Include Payment in July Pensions JULY 21, 2014: Following Governor Charlie Baker’s approval of the 3 ...
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3rd time not a charm, as Leominster board again denies pension raise for retirees

July 1, 2015
By Cliff Clark, cclark@sentinelandenterprise.comLEOMINSTER -- The third attempt to secure an annual pension increase for city retirees failed like ...
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Mass Congressional Delegation Backs WEP Reform

July 1, 2015
HR711 Now Pending Before House Subcommittee on Social SecurityJuly 2015 Voice: A milestone in our efforts to reform the Social ...
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Time to Refocus on COLA Base

June 30, 2015
$12,000 COLA Base Created in 1997 Amongst Heavy OppositionJuly 2015 Voice: For nearly fifty years our Association has led ...
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Retirement Board to again take up COLA

June 29, 2015
LEOMINSTER -- Just seven days after the Retirement Board voted down the first cost-of-living increase for city retirees in ...
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Dedham Approves $15,000 COLA Base

June 29, 2015
July 2015 Voice: For the second time around, Dedham has increased its COLA Base. First, they went from $12,000 ...
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2015 Legislative Process Underway

June 28, 2015
Hearings Held on Retiree ProposalsJuly 2015 Voice: After a slow start to the beginning of the 2015-16 Legislative Session ...