COLA – Page 2 – Mass Retirees

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

State Budget & WEP/GPO News

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

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

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

Proposed By Governor Healey Governor Maura Healey has officially proposed the creation of a “Special Commission for State and Teacher ...Read More

Montague sets highest-ever at $30,000 October was a busy month in western Massachusetts with two communities increasing their ...Read More

COLA Base Improvements Main Focus in 2024 It should come as no surprise that the cost-of-living adjustment or ...Read More

1996 Reform Serves as Blueprint for Improvements Just over a quarter century ago state-wide policy for the cost-of ...Read More

September 8, 2023: Happy September! Our weekly Mass Retirees news updates are back. After a short Labor Day break, we ...Read More

Base increases & fy23 5% COLA For FY24, Mass Retirees is pleased to report that all 102 local retirement boards ...Read More

Focus on State/Teacher COLA Base Increase When it comes to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), there has ...Read More