Articles about Legislation that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
Legislature Considers Retiree Insurance Moratorium Extension
June 21, 2016NewsProtects Municipal Retirees and Teachers From Unfair Rate Increases JUNE 21, 2016: Members are asked to contact their Massachusetts State ...Read More
Senate Approves Retiree Insurance Protection
May 24, 2016NewsMunicipal Premium Moratorium Extended Two Years MAY 24, 2016: Today, the MA State Senate unanimously passed an amendment to the ...Read More
Municipal Insurance Amendment Before Senate
May 23, 2016NewsExtends Insurance Premium Moritorium Until July 2018MAY 23, 2016: Members are asked for your help in protecting municipal retirees and ...Read More
Federal Budget Deal Averts Medicare Disaster
February 20, 2016NewsMass. Officials Play Central RoleJANUARY 2016 VOICE: A major budget deal between the White House and Congress has come to ...Read More
Basic Life Insurance Bill Advances
August 11, 2015NewsPublic Service Committee Grants Favorable Report AUGUST 11, 2015: Legislation that would increase the basic life insurance benefit for state ...Read More
Bill Numbers Assigned to Association’s Legislative Package
July 28, 2015NewsAs the Public Service Committee begins its work, all of the bills, in the Association’s 2015-2016 Legislative Package ...Read More
2015 Legislative Process Underway
June 28, 2015NewsHearings Held on Retiree ProposalsJuly 2015 Voice: After a slow start to the beginning of the 2015-16 Legislative Session ...Read More
Fossil-fuel divestiture hearing: Retirees’ interests vs. environmental concerns
June 11, 2015NewsJohn HilliardJune 9, 2015During a packed hearing late Tuesday morning, supporters of bills that would divest public pensions from fossil ...State House News Service
Early retirement plan drawing fewer applicants than predicted
June 10, 2015News Governor Charlie Baker’s early retirement plan is on pace to draw fewer applicants than his administration predicted, a gap ...By Joshua Miller Globe Staff June 09, 2015
FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT TAKES CENTER STAGE
June 10, 2015NewsMass Retirees Supports Formal Study, Urges Caution JUNE 10, 2015: On Tuesday, the complex issue of public pension fund divestment ...Read More