Pension investment gains rebound
July 27, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsAfter being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022, our public pension investment returns have ...Read More
Legislative hearing alert & COLA news
July 20, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsOn the cusp of what is traditionally the August legislative recess, the Joint Committee on Public Service has scheduled a ...Read More
Growing the COLA Base
July 13, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsContinually improving pension COLA policy has been a key focus of Mass Retirees since our founding in 1968. The recent ...Read More
FDA Fully Approves Alzheimer’s Drug
July 7, 2023Breaking News, NewsPotential Impact on Medicare Part B Premium July 7, 2023: Today, the federal Food and Drug Administration. (FDA) granted full ...Read More
To which retirement system do I belong?
July 7, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsJuly 7, 2023: Weekly Update By Mass Retirees CEO Shawn Duhamel As we have been reporting the recent news regarding ...Read More
Breaking News Update: COLA
June 29, 2023Breaking News, NewsJune 30, 2023: We had planned to take a brief hiatus from our weekly updates, but there is some very ...Read More
Pension Fund Rebound Continued In First Quarter
May 2, 2023News, From the MediaAfter a prolonged market selloff in 2022, the nearly $95 billion state pension fund has recorded back-to-back quarterly ...Read More
COLA amendment 808
April 21, 2023Weekly News Update, Breaking News, NewsApril 21, 2023: As we reported last week, your Association has filed one amendment to the FY24 State Budget proposal ...Read More
Fixing Social Security involves hard choices
April 8, 2023News, From the MediaAPRIL 8, 2023: CNN — There’s a reason why politicians have long shied away from addressing Social Security ...Read More
The City of Lynn has Lost a Legend
April 7, 2023Breaking News, NewsBUZZY ALWAYS HAD THE TIME TO GIVEAPRIL 7, 2023: It was hard not to be struck by the irony of ...Read More
COLA News
April 7, 2023Breaking News, NewsPositive Developments Continue StatewideWhen it comes to the local COLA (Cost-of-Living-Adjustment), there has been a tremendous amount ...Read More
GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins
March 31, 2023Weekly News Update, NewsMarch 31, 2023: It is very hard to believe that today is the end of March. For what is normally ...Read More
Governor Healey Files First Budget Proposal
March 1, 2023Breaking News, NewsExpands Pension Funding & Proposes 3% COLAWEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023: Governor Maura Healey has filed her first state budget ...Read More
How Not to Panic About Social Security
March 1, 2023From the Media, News“The days of our years are threescore and ten,” says Psalm 90 in the King James Bible. So right now ...Read More
Local COLA News
February 24, 2023News, Weekly News UpdateWEEKLY REPORT FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2023: Between the President’s Day holiday and school vacation week, there is not ...Read More
Why Medicare and Social Security Are Sustainable
February 22, 2023From the Media, NewsThe G.O.P. response to President Biden’s truthful statement that some Republicans want to sunset Medicare and Social ...Read More
A big life, all too brief
February 9, 2023From the Media, NewsThis week, we said goodbye to our friend and colleague Chris Condon. In addition to his work with SEIU Local ...Read More
Yes, Social Security and Medicare still need to be reformed — and soon
February 6, 2023From the Media, NewsFebruary 6, 2023: Washington Post Editorial House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced last week that cuts to Social Security ...Read More
State treasurers warn of pension fund, 401(k) damage if debt ceiling breached
January 25, 2023Breaking News, NewsPensions & Investments A group of 11 state treasurers and the comptrollers of Maryland and New York City are calling ...Read More
No Deal On WEP
December 20, 2022News, Breaking NewsCongressional Budget Agreement Does Not Include Social Security FixDecember 20, 2022: Christmas did not come early for public retirees ...Read More