Attention State Retirement System Retirees: Maris Update!
December 23, 2016NewsThis coming January, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board (MSRB) will implement the first phase of its new information system, MARIS ...
How Trump May Remake Medicare
December 9, 2016NewsHoward Gleckman, Forbes ContributorDuring his presidential campaign, Donald Trump was largely silent on Medicare, though he often suggested he ...
Retirement Board Election Alert
November 30, 2016NewsDear Fellow State Retiree:IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED YET FOR THE YOUR STATE RETIREMENT BOARD ELECTION, ITS NOT TOO ...
Ralph White Steps Down From State Board
October 17, 2016NewsAssociation President Frank Valeri Is A Candidate For SeatOctober 17, 2016: Former Association President Ralph White has decided to step ...
Editorial: When Perfection Becomes Enemy
September 28, 2016NewsMake No Mistake Time For WEP Reform Is NowSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: Throughout the ages, philosophers have cautioned not to allow ...
Insurance Premium Moratorium Extended
September 28, 2016NewsNew Focus on Retiree Healthcare ReformSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: In the final hours of the formal legislative session for 2016, the ...
WEP Reform Moves Forward on Bumpy Road
September 27, 2016NewsDisagreement Among Advocates Raise ConcernSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: A week in July that began with the promise of legislation reforming the ...
H.R. 711: New Draft Takes Shape
September 26, 2016NewsSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: Under the proposal, the current WEP law would be repealed for future retirees, replaced with a new ...
COLA News: Leominster at it Again!
September 25, 2016NewsNew 5th Member Gives HopeSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: Despite pleas from the Leominster Retirement Board elected members John Perry and William ...
July COLA Increases In Effect
September 24, 2016NewsSEPTEMBER 2016 VOICE: With next year being the 20th year of local COLAs being granted by the regional and municipal ...