Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Sign $56 Billion Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

August 9, 2023,
Mass Retirees Note: The budget includes a 3% COLA on a $13,000 base for retirees of the State and ...Read More

Pension Fund Rebound Continued In First Quarter

May 2, 2023,
May 2, 2023: After a prolonged market selloff in 2022, the nearly $95 billion state pension fund has recorded back ...Read More

Fixing Social Security involves hard choices

April 8, 2023,
APRIL 8, 2023: CNN  — There’s a reason why politicians have long shied away from addressing Social Security’s massive ...Read More

How Not to Panic About Social Security

March 1, 2023,
“The days of our years are threescore and ten,” says Psalm 90 in the King James Bible. So right now ...Read More
Why Medicare and Social Security Are Sustainable

Why Medicare and Social Security Are Sustainable

February 22, 2023,
The G.O.P. response to President Biden’s truthful statement that some Republicans want to sunset Medicare and Social ...Read More
A big life, all too brief

A big life, all too brief

February 9, 2023,
This week, we said goodbye to our friend and colleague Chris Condon. In addition to his work with SEIU Local ...Read More
Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon

Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon

February 6, 2023,
February 6, 2023: Washington Post Editorial House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced last week that cuts to Social Security ...Read More
Retirees were heard

Retirees were heard

September 9, 2022, ,
9/9/22 Weekly Update: By CEO Shawn Duhamel Before I jump into the news of the week, let me ...Read More

As the Red Cross moves to a pricey blood treatment method, hospitals call for more choice

May 17, 2022,
Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood  That’s mainly because the collection and ...Read More
PEABODY FIREFIGHTER HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY

Peabody Firefighter Honored Posthumously

November 19, 2021,
NOVEMBER 19, 2021: PEABODY — There were plenty of smiles to go around Wednesday morning at the Fire Department headquarters on ...Read More