Articles about Legislation 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 ...
Very exciting news to share

Very exciting news to share

April 8, 2022,
Weekly Update 4/8/2022: It is always a great day when we can share good news with our members ...
Mass Retirees Calls For Divestment from Russia

Mass Retirees Calls For Divestment from Russia

March 3, 2022,
Supports Moves by Treasurer Goldberg & Legislature to Act March 2, 2022: In the wake of Russia’s ongoing invasion ...

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 ...
Mass. lawmakers relax decades-old rule to allow public retirees to work more while getting pensions

Mass. lawmakers relax decades-old rule to allow public retirees to work more while getting pensions

October 26, 2021,
Massachusetts legislators in recent weeks have loosened 40-year-old limits on how many hours government retirees can work 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 ...
Work progresses on Beacon Hill

Work progresses on Beacon Hill

October 1, 2021
October 1, 2021 Weekly Update: By Chief Executive Officer Shawn DuhamelBefore my brief hiatus in August, I reported to you ...