Articles about Legislation that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.

Major Victories for Public Retirees

September 18, 2024
COLA Commission & Basic Life Insurance Increase Now Law The approval of the FY25 State Budget this July delivered several ...Read More

House Approves Cola Commission & Basic Life Insurance Increase

September 18, 2024,
Two top priority legislative proposals, initiated by Mass Retirees, have been unanimously approved by the House of Representatives, led by ...Read More

Fall 2024 Outlook

September 11, 2024,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024: As we head into fall, Mass Retirees is directly involved in and focused on several important areas ...Read More

COLA: What you need to know

August 3, 2024
With the creation of the Special COLA Commission approved by Governor Maura Healey within the FY25 budget, it is a ...Read More

A good week for public retirees

August 1, 2024,
By now you may already be aware that the FY25 State Budget, signed into law on Monday by Governor Maura ...Read More

Nearly 20% of Retirement Systems at or Near Full Funding

July 10, 2024,
Investment Success Must Be Shared Twenty of the 104 Massachusetts public retirement systems were at least 90% fully funded as ...Read More

Mass Retirees Legislative Update Formal Session Ends July 31st

July 10, 2024,
Budget & Several Impactful Bills Pending The end of the 2023-2024 legislative session is fast approaching with full formal ...Read More

Health insurance news to start FY25

June 28, 2024,
Weekly News Update: June 28, 2024 In addition to this week’s update being the last for the month of ...Read More

State Budget & WEP/GPO News

June 18, 2024, ,
This week our focus returns to the FY25 State Budget, which is now before a House /Senate conference committee, as ...Read More

Strong Performance by Commonwealth’s Pension Fund

April 12, 2024
Positive news on 2023 investment returns has been reported from the Commonwealth’s pension fund, PRIT (Pension Reserves Investment Trust ...Read More