Articles about Legislation that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
Growing Concern: Premium Freeze Expiring
January 2, 2014NewsJANUARY 2014 VOICE: An issue of great concern to the Association is the end of the legal moratorium on increasing ...Read More - Growing Concern: Premium Freeze Expiring
Huge Turnout For Healthcare Hearing
January 2, 2014NewsJANUARY 2014 VOICE: Active employees turned out in droves for a public hearing on retiree healthcare reform held at the ...Read More - Huge Turnout For Healthcare Hearing
Aggressive Start to 2014
January 2, 2014NewsPublic Service Committee MeetsJANUARY 2, 2014: The Joint Committee on Public Service is off to an aggressive start early in ...Read More - Aggressive Start to 2014
Association Prepares For Legislature’s Round 2
January 1, 2014NewsJANUARY 2014 VOICE: As the state legislature begins Round 2 of its two-year session in January, the Association is ...Read More - Association Prepares For Legislature’s Round 2
RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM REENTERS SPOTLIGHT
October 29, 2013NewsPublic Hearing on H59 ThursdayOCTOBER 28, 2013: Arguably the biggest issue to come before the legislature during the current two ...Read More - RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM REENTERS SPOTLIGHT
DISABILITY BILL HEARING TUESDAY
October 18, 2013NewsHealthcare Reform Set For HalloweenOCTOBER 18, 2013: On Tuesday, the Joint Committee on Public Service will conduct a public hearing ...Read More - DISABILITY BILL HEARING TUESDAY
MACRS EXECUTIVE BOARD VOTES TO OPPOSE DIVESTITURE OF FOSSIL FUEL IN PENSION FUNDS
September 13, 2013NewsSEPTEMBER 13, 2013: Yesterday, the 18-member Executive Board of the Mass. Association of Contributory Retirement Systems (MACRS) unanimously voted ...Read More - MACRS EXECUTIVE BOARD VOTES TO OPPOSE DIVESTITURE OF FOSSIL FUEL IN PENSION FUNDS
ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
September 9, 2013NewsH59 Retiree Insurance Reform Eyed For FallSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: The Joint Committee on Public Service has favorably released a key ...Read More - ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
September 5, 2013NewsBusy Schedule For Public Service CommitteeSEPTEMBER 5, 2013: With the summer recess now in the rearview mirror, the state Legislature ...Read More - FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
HALLOWEEN HEARING SET FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM
August 7, 2013NewsH59 Marks Largest Issue of 2013AUGUST 7, 2013: The Joint Committee on Public Service has announced that on October 31 ...Read More - HALLOWEEN HEARING SET FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM