Articles about the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
Strong Performance by Commonwealth’s Pension Fund
April 12, 2024NewsPositive news on 2023 investment returns has been reported from the Commonwealth’s pension fund, PRIT (Pension Reserves Investment Trust ...Read More
Annual PAC Drive Begins
April 2, 2024News, Breaking NewsApril marks the start of our annual Retired Public Employees Political Action Committee (PAC) drive. While participation in the PAC ...Read More
Cola Study Commission
February 29, 2024NewsProposed By Governor Healey Governor Maura Healey has officially proposed the creation of a “Special Commission for State and Teacher ...Read More
Two Western MA Communities Increase Cola Base
January 5, 2024NewsMontague sets highest-ever at $30,000 October was a busy month in western Massachusetts with two communities increasing their ...Read More
President’s Message: COLA Base Improvements Main Focus in 2024
December 15, 2023NewsCOLA Base Improvements Main Focus in 2024 It should come as no surprise that the cost-of-living adjustment or ...Read More
State & Teacher Cola Base At Crossroads
October 27, 2023News1996 Reform Serves as Blueprint for Improvements Just over a quarter century ago state-wide policy for the cost-of ...Read More
Our focus this fall
September 8, 2023Weekly News UpdateSeptember 8, 2023: Happy September! Our weekly Mass Retirees news updates are back. After a short Labor Day break, we ...Read More
Mass Retirees Annual COLA Update
August 14, 2023NewsBase increases & fy23 5% COLA For FY24, Mass Retirees is pleased to report that all 102 local retirement boards ...Read More
COLA Improvements Continue
August 10, 2023NewsFocus on State/Teacher COLA Base Increase When it comes to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), there has ...Read More
Pension Funds Rebound in First Half of 2023
August 10, 2023NewsPRIT Gains 6.69% Through June After being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022 ...Read More