Articles about Legislation that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
Negotiations Continue Over FY18 State Budget
July 6, 2017News3% State & Teacher COLA Awaits Final Approval JULY 6, 2017: Mass Retirees officials are closely monitoring developments on ...
Legislature Extends Municipal Retiree Insurance Moratorium
August 1, 2016NewsAssociation & Labor Leaders Work Through Weekend AUGUST 1, 2016: With just 9 minutes remaining in the formal legislative session ...
Retiree Insurance Moratorium Vote Pending
July 29, 2016NewsAs Legislature Convenes Rare Weekend Session JULY 29, 2016: Our legislative team will be at work on Beacon Hill through ...
Governor Baker Vetoes Municipal Retiree Insurance Protection
July 8, 2016NewsLegislative Override SoughtJULY 8, 2016: Despite wide bipartisan legislative support, Governor Charlie Baker vetoed the two-year extension of the ...
Legislature Extends Municipal Insurance Moratorium
June 30, 2016NewsRetiree Insurance Reform Likely Topic in 2017-18 SessionJUNE 30, 2016: On the final day of Fiscal Year 2016, the ...
Work Continues on WEP Reform
June 28, 2016NewsAssociation Officials Visit Capitol HillJUNE 27, 2016: With just three weeks to go before the US Congress breaks for its ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...