Social Security Fairness Act: 3.1 Million Retirees Received $14 Billion in Payments

September 9, 2025
Less than seven months after being signed into law by President Joe Biden, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced ...Read More

Mass Retirees Legislative Update: Association Bills Receiving Public Hearings

September 9, 2025
Since the July edition of The Voice, the public hearing process has picked up pace. According Nancy McGovern, Director of ...Read More

COLA Commission Work Continues: Focus on Creating Enhanced Benefit

September 9, 2025
While local retirement systems continue to focus on incrementally increasing their respective COLA base, the work of the state’s ...Read More

Locals Continuing to Increase Their COLA Base: Nineteen Systems Increase Fy26 Base

September 9, 2025
Over the past 5 fiscal years (FY22- FY26) Mass Retirees is pleased to report that local retirement systems have continued ...Read More

Investment Returns & Funded Ratios for 104 Retirement Systems

September 9, 2025
Key Factors Impacting a COLA Base Increase Earlier in this Voice (page 1) we reported on the 2024 Investment Report ...Read More

Mass Retirees Endorses Boston Mayor Michelle Wu for Reelection

September 9, 2025,
Dating back to our Association’s founding in 1968, we have maintained a close working relationship with the mayor of ...Read More

Spring Conference Highlights: Mass Retirees Officials Participating in Panels

September 9, 2025
From June 1st to the 4th, the Association joined the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems (MACRS) at its 2025 ...Read More
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State Retirement Board Improves Operations

September 9, 2025
Estimated Benefit Payment Plan Plays Significant Role A recently issued follow- up Audit by the Commonwealth’s pension oversight agency ...Read More

Retirement Boards Elections & Appointments

September 9, 2025
Belmont – Ross Vona, a firefighter, was unopposed and was reelected to the Belmont Retirement Board. Ross is beginning his fourth ...Read More

Medicare 2026 Part B Premiums: Projected Double Digit Increase

September 9, 2025
Later this fall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will be announcing the Medicare Part B Premiums for next ...Read More