Articles about the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Sign $56 Billion Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
August 9, 2023From the Media, Breaking NewsMass Retirees Note: The budget includes a 3% COLA on a $13,000 base for retirees of the State and ...
Sneak preview of September Voice
August 8, 2023Weekly News Update, News, Breaking NewsWeekly Update: August 4, 2023 In addition to the FY24 State Budget being passed and sent to Governor Healey, this ...
Pension investment gains rebound
August 2, 2023Breaking NewsWeekly Update: July 28, 2023 After being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022, our ...
Growing the COLA Base
July 13, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsContinually improving pension COLA policy has been a key focus of Mass Retirees since our founding in 1968. The recent ...