Articles about Legislation that may be useful to Massachusetts retirees.
House & Senate Committee Chairs Named
February 14, 2019NewsStrong Support for Public Retirees Across Beacon Hill LeadershipFEBRUARY 14, 2019: Valentine’s Day marks the beginning of a ...Read More
New Legislative Session Kicks Off
January 3, 2019NewsBill Filing Deadline January 18thJANUARY 3, 2019: The Massachusetts 2019-2020 Legislative Session officially began Tuesday, with the inauguration ...Read More
State Officials Hold Annual Revenue Consensus Hearing
December 5, 2018NewsPension Funds Cited As Positive Economic FactorDECEMBER 5, 2018: This morning the state’s top budget, revenue and fiscal ...Read More
Legislature Restores Retiree Work Limit To 1,200 Hours
August 1, 2018NewsRejects Governor’s Counter Proposal AUGUST 1, 2018: Late last night, the Legislature reapproved Mass Retirees proposal increasing ...Read More
Baker Rejects Part-Time Work Limit Increase
July 26, 2018NewsMass Retirees Shocked By Governor’s Counter ProposalJULY 26, 2018: Governor Charlie Baker has rejected a Mass Retirees proposal ...Read More
Legislature Approves Increase in Retiree Part-Time Work
July 19, 2018NewsNow Awaiting Governor’s ApprovalJULY 19, 2018: The recently passed State Budget includes a section increasing the hourly restriction ...Read More
Municipal Retiree Insurance Moratorium Expired June 30th
July 5, 2018NewsFight Continues For Permanent Protection Read More
Senate Approves Changes to Retiree Work Restrictions
July 4, 2018NewsIncreases Annual Hour Limit to 1,200During its debate on the FY19 State Budget, the Senate has voted to ...Read More
State Life Insurance Increase No Easy Task
July 3, 2018NewsBudget Amendments RejectedFor more than a decade, Mass Retirees has fought for an increase in the state’s basic life ...Read More
No Action Taken on Life Insurance & Moratorium Fix
June 25, 2018NewsFormal Legislative Session Ends July 31stJUNE 25, 2018: Despite the best efforts of our legislative team, as well as ...Read More