COLA – Mass Retirees

Articles about the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees

Mass Retirees Annual Cola Update: Twenty Systems Increase Base in Fy25

For FY25, Mass Retirees is pleased to report that all 102 local retirement board have approved a 3% COLA, effective ...

COLA Commission & Basic Life Insurance Increase Now Law The approval of the FY25 State Budget this July delivered several ...

Two top priority legislative proposals, initiated by Mass Retirees, have been unanimously approved by the House of Representatives, led by ...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024: As we head into fall, Mass Retirees is directly involved in and focused on several important areas ...

With the creation of the Special COLA Commission approved by Governor Maura Healey within the FY25 budget, it is a ...

By now you may already be aware that the FY25 State Budget, signed into law on Monday by Governor Maura ...

Investment Success Must Be Shared Twenty of the 104 Massachusetts public retirement systems were at least 90% fully funded as ...

This week our focus returns to the FY25 State Budget, which is now before a House /Senate conference committee, as ...

Positive news on 2023 investment returns has been reported from the Commonwealth’s pension fund, PRIT (Pension Reserves Investment Trust ...

April marks the start of our annual Retired Public Employees Political Action Committee (PAC) drive. While participation in the PAC ...