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

House Approves Largest COLA Increase Since 1992

House Approves Largest COLA Increase Since 1992

April 27, 2022,
Local Retirement Systems Empowered to Increase COLA Up To 5%  APRIL 27, 2022: Today, the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously ...
COLA improvements pending before House

COLA improvements pending before House

April 22, 2022,
APRIL 22, 2022: After nearly a year of preparation by our Association, debate is about to begin in the House ...
House FY23 Budget Contains 3% State and Teacher COLA

House FY23 Budget Contains 3% State and Teacher COLA

April 19, 2022,
Amendments Filed to Improve COLA Benefits  APRIL 19, 2022: On Wednesday the House released their version of the Fiscal Year ...
Pension Fund Gains Added $70 Billion Over 10 Years

Pension Fund Gains Added $70 Billion Over 10 Years

February 17, 2022,
February 17, 2022: The state's pension fund has gained $70.6 billion over the past decade, exceeding its targets ...
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COLA: Rising Inflation Adds to Urgency

January 27, 2022
Janaury 2022 Voice: In the past two editions of The Voice, we documented the outstanding long-term investment success of ...

What’s happing in 2022

January 7, 2022,
Weekly uodate: January 7, 2022: Happy New Year! I hope you are well and had a nice holiday season. After ...
Preview of the January 2022 Voice

Preview of the January 2022 Voice

December 10, 2021,
DECEMBER 10, 2021: As promised, for this week’s video I am joined by Bill Rehrey and Nancy McGovern for ...
A 5.9% COLA

A 5.9% COLA

October 20, 2021,
10/15/2021 Weekly Update, By Shawn Duhamel If you have read our September newsletter or watched/read any of ...
FY22 COLA marks 23 years of increases

FY22 COLA marks 23 years of increases

April 23, 2021
APRIL 23, 2021 WEEKLY UPDATE: Before I jump into the news of the week, let me first remind you of ...
FY21 STATE BUDGET SIGNED INTO LAW

FY21 STATE BUDGET SIGNED INTO LAW

December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020: Governor Baker has signed the FY21 State Budget into law. This ends the 6-month delay of ...