State GIC to Hold Listening Tour
January 4, 2019NewsFocus on Pending FY20 Health Insurance Changes JANUARY 4, 2019: With potential changes to the state’s health ...Read More
New Legislative Session Kicks Off
January 3, 2019NewsBill Filing Deadline January 18thJANUARY 3, 2019: The Massachusetts 2019-2020 Legislative Session officially began Tuesday, with the inauguration ...Read More
FALL RIVER MAYOR IN SPOTLIGHT
December 27, 2018NewsIn our Association’s last May edition of The Voice we highlighted the Fall River Retirement Board and ...Read More
Reducing Poverty for Our Oldest Retirees
December 14, 2018NewsWith more Americans today living into their 80s and beyond, the elderly are becoming more vulnerable to slipping into poverty ...Read More
GIC Begins Public Debate on FY20 Plan Design
December 6, 2018NewsChanges Would Begin July 1stDECEMBER 6, 2018: Today, the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) began the public process ...Read More
State Officials Hold Annual Revenue Consensus Hearing
December 5, 2018NewsPension Funds Cited As Positive Economic FactorDECEMBER 5, 2018: This morning the state’s top budget, revenue and fiscal ...Read More
WEP: New Reform Bill Filed
October 31, 2018NewsBrady & Neal Seek Compromise With H.R. 6933In a positive sign that blind partisanship can be set aside for ...Read More
Bill Would Rework Limits on Social Security for Some Public Workers
October 8, 2018NewsIt’s the latest effort by lawmakers to overhaul the “Windfall Elimination Provision," which affects benefits for thousands of state ...Read More
PERAC Forum Spotlights WEP/GPO Fight
September 14, 2018NewsMass Retirees Addresses 300 Retirement Officials SEPTEMBER 14, 2018: An important aspect of Mass Retirees’ advocacy efforts to ...Read More
50 Years as the Voice of the Retired Public Employee
September 12, 2018NewsFounded in the fall of 1968, Mass Retirees has served as the lead advocates for all Massachusetts retired public employees ...Read More