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
BERKSHIRE AREA MEETING REMINDER
September 18, 2013NewsSEPTEMBER 18, 2013: The Association will be in Pittsfield, MA this Friday for our annual Berkshire Area Meeting, held once ...Read More - BERKSHIRE AREA MEETING REMINDER
BERKSHIRE AREA MEETING REMINDER
September 18, 2013NewsSEPTEMBER 18, 2013: The Association will be in Pittsfield, MA this Friday for our annual Berkshire Area Meeting, held once ...Read More - BERKSHIRE AREA MEETING REMINDER
MACRS EXECUTIVE BOARD VOTES TO OPPOSE DIVESTITURE OF FOSSIL FUEL IN PENSION FUNDS
September 13, 2013NewsSEPTEMBER 13, 2013: Yesterday, the 18-member Executive Board of the Mass. Association of Contributory Retirement Systems (MACRS) unanimously voted ...Read More - MACRS EXECUTIVE BOARD VOTES TO OPPOSE DIVESTITURE OF FOSSIL FUEL IN PENSION FUNDS
EAST MEETS WEST
September 13, 2013NewsTo Renew WEP/GPO EffortsSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: Chances are US Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are not ...Read More - EAST MEETS WEST
HAVERHILL CITY COUNCIL TABLES COLA BASE VOTE
September 11, 2013NewsBase Increase Opposed By Mayor Fiorentini SEPTEMBER 11, 2013: Last night, the Haverhill City Council tabled a request by the ...Read More - HAVERHILL CITY COUNCIL TABLES COLA BASE VOTE
GIC OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS DROP 3.8%
September 11, 2013NewsSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: In its second annual report on out-of-pocket costs (OPC), the state’s Group Insurance Commission ...Read More - GIC OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS DROP 3.8%
ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
September 10, 2013NewsFrank Valeri To Take Reins In DecemberSEPTEMBER 10, 2013: Beginning this December, our Association will have a new President.In ...Read More - ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
LOCAL SYSTEMS INCREASING PENSIONS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVORS
September 10, 2013NewsBoards Adopting Laws Sponsored By AssociationSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: One of the guiding principles of this Association has always been to ...Read More - LOCAL SYSTEMS INCREASING PENSIONS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVORS
ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
September 9, 2013NewsH59 Retiree Insurance Reform Eyed For FallSEPTEMBER 2013 VOICE: The Joint Committee on Public Service has favorably released a key ...Read More - ASSOCIATION BILLS ADVANCE
STATE BOARD ELECTION UNDERWAY
September 9, 2013NewsWhite is CandidateSEPTEMBER 9, 2013: Although no longer President of the Association, Ralph White will remain active in the public ...Read More - STATE BOARD ELECTION UNDERWAY
FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
September 5, 2013NewsBusy Schedule For Public Service CommitteeSEPTEMBER 5, 2013: With the summer recess now in the rearview mirror, the state Legislature ...Read More - FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS
Annual Meeting Friday, September 6
August 30, 2013NewsAUGUST 30, 2013: If you haven't already, mark your calendar for the Association's September 6 Annual Meeting - one ...Read More - Annual Meeting Friday, September 6
SOCIAL SECURITY MARKS 78TH ANNIVERSARY
August 14, 2013NewsAUGUST 14, 2013: On this day in 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, marking the ...Read More - SOCIAL SECURITY MARKS 78TH ANNIVERSARY
HALLOWEEN HEARING SET FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM
August 7, 2013NewsH59 Marks Largest Issue of 2013AUGUST 7, 2013: The Joint Committee on Public Service has announced that on October 31 ...Read More - HALLOWEEN HEARING SET FOR RETIREE HEALTHCARE REFORM