President Drops Chained CPI Proposal From Federal Budget
February 21, 2014NewsFEBRUARY 21, 2014: Heeding calls from retiree advocates (including our Association) and Democratic Leaders, President Obama has dropped a provision ...Read More - President Drops Chained CPI Proposal From Federal Budget
Obama to drop entitlement cuts from 2015 budget
February 21, 2014NewsBy REID J. EPSTEIN and EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE | 2/20/14 1:34 PM EST Updated: 2/21/14 5 ...Read More - Obama to drop entitlement cuts from 2015 budget
GIC Announces 2014 Health Fair Schedule
February 19, 2014NewsFEBRUARY 19, 2014: Annual open enrollment for the state’s Group Insurance Commission (GIC) is set to run from April ...Read More - GIC Announces 2014 Health Fair Schedule
Middleborough Retirees Get Their Day In Court
February 6, 2014NewsArgue Before State’s Highest CourtFebruary 5, 2014: For more than 6 years, we’ve been reporting on the activities ...Read More - Middleborough Retirees Get Their Day In Court
Association Meets With Federal Officials
January 31, 2014NewsSocial Security & Medicare Central Issues FEBRUARY 1, 2014: This past week Association President Frank Valeri and Legislative Liaison Shawn ...Read More - Association Meets With Federal Officials
Mass. pension fund posts 15.2% gain for ’13
January 22, 2014NewsManagers add $7.9 billion to accounts, with biggest increases coming from US stocksBy Beth HealyGlobe Staff January 22 ...Read More - Mass. pension fund posts 15.2% gain for ’13
Gov. Patrick Files Final Budget Proposal
January 22, 2014NewsIncludes 3% COLA & Funding Schedule ChangesJANUARY 22, 2014: Within the final budget proposal of his eight-year tenure as ...Read More - Gov. Patrick Files Final Budget Proposal
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
New Boston Mayor Retiree Ally
December 31, 2013NewsLong History With WalshJANUARY 2014 VOICE: Boston Mayor-Elect Marty Walsh is no stranger to Association officials or our members ...Read More - New Boston Mayor Retiree Ally
Ralph White Reelected in Landslide
December 10, 2013NewsNew 3-Year Term On State Retirement Board DECEMBER 10, 2013: The Association’s Ralph White has been reelected to ...Read More - Ralph White Reelected in Landslide
Judge Approves Detroit Pension Cuts
December 4, 2013NewsSituation In Mass. Vastly Different DECEMBER 4, 2013: A federal bankruptcy judge has granted approval for the City of Detroit ...Read More - Judge Approves Detroit Pension Cuts
Massachusetts Joins Institutional Carbon Clash
November 22, 2013NewsNOVEMBER 21, 2013: An article in today’s DCDB Daily Free E-Newsletter says that Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver General ...Read More - Massachusetts Joins Institutional Carbon Clash
Following Packed Hearing H59 Under Review
November 12, 2013News2013 Legislative Session Winds Down NOVEMBER 12, 2013: Hundreds of public employees from across all walks of state and local ...Read More - Following Packed Hearing H59 Under Review
FEDS ANNOUNCE 2014 CPI: 1.5%
October 30, 2013NewsNo Increase For Medicare Part B Premium OCTOBER 30, 2013: Today, the Social Security Administration announced that the Consumer Price ...Read More - FEDS ANNOUNCE 2014 CPI: 1.5%
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
HEALTH EXCHANGE KICKOFF: No Impact On Current Insurance Plans
October 1, 2013NewsOCTOBER 1, 2013: Today marks the nationwide kickoff of the new health insurance exchanges, the main component of the federal ...Read More - HEALTH EXCHANGE KICKOFF: No Impact On Current Insurance Plans