WEP-GPO

WEP/GPO DISCHARGE PETITION GAINS 218 COSPONSORS

September 20, 2024,
The discharge petition to force a vote by the US House of Representatives on H.R.82, legislation to repeal ...Read More

Fall 2024 Area Meetings Across the Commonwealth

September 18, 2024
With our September 13th Annual Meeting, Mass Retirees has kicked off its 2024-2025 Season of in-person area meetings ...Read More
PERAC

2023 Investment Report Issued by Perac

September 18, 2024
Asset Gains For All MA Systems Exceed Expectations Since 2007, the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (PERAC) the state’s ...Read More

Major Victories for Public Retirees

September 18, 2024
COLA Commission & Basic Life Insurance Increase Now Law The approval of the FY25 State Budget this July delivered several ...Read More

House Approves Cola Commission & Basic Life Insurance Increase

September 18, 2024,
Two top priority legislative proposals, initiated by Mass Retirees, have been unanimously approved by the House of Representatives, led by ...Read More

Fall 2024 Meeting Schedule

September 11, 2024,
Annual Meeting Friday, September 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM enVISION HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 31 HAMPSHIRE ST, MANSFIELD, MA ...Read More

Fall 2024 Outlook

September 11, 2024,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024: As we head into fall, Mass Retirees is directly involved in and focused on several important areas ...Read More

COLA: What you need to know

August 3, 2024
With the creation of the Special COLA Commission approved by Governor Maura Healey within the FY25 budget, it is a ...Read More

A good week for public retirees

August 1, 2024,
By now you may already be aware that the FY25 State Budget, signed into law on Monday by Governor Maura ...Read More

Response to Herald Assault on Public Pensions

July 11, 2024,
To The Editor: The July 9, 2024, editorial “Taxpayer-funded public pensions have got to go” represents a misleading and ...Read More

Nearly 20% of Retirement Systems at or Near Full Funding

July 10, 2024,
Investment Success Must Be Shared Twenty of the 104 Massachusetts public retirement systems were at least 90% fully funded as ...Read More

WEP/GPO Origins & Solutions

July 10, 2024,
Focus of Congressional Hearing To restate the obvious, Mass Retirees has sought to end the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision ...Read More

Mass Retirees Legislative Update Formal Session Ends July 31st

July 10, 2024,
Budget & Several Impactful Bills Pending The end of the 2023-2024 legislative session is fast approaching with full formal ...Read More

Mass Retirees Spring Area Meetings

July 10, 2024,
Members Turn Out for Latest News With legislative activity intensifying as the State House approaches the end of its formal ...Read More
ibis health

IBIS Health: Managing Your Medications Properly

July 10, 2024,
Taking the Right Dose on the Right Day, at the Right Time Exactly four years ago, Mass Retirees announced in ...Read More

Retirement Boards: Elections & Appointments

July 10, 2024,
Andover – Andover Retirement Board members reappointed Blackwell “Bojay” Taylor as their fifth member and Firefighter Eric Teichert was re-elected ...Read More

Mass Retirees Survey Shows Strong Interest in Medical Cannabis

July 10, 2024,
More Than 1,900 Members Participated in Poll Twelve years after medical marijuana was legalized here in Massachusetts and with ...Read More

EO Care Study: Promising Results

July 10, 2024,
Initial studies around the impact of the use of medical cannabis on health care costs are promising, including one by ...Read More

Health insurance news to start FY25

June 28, 2024,
Weekly News Update: June 28, 2024 In addition to this week’s update being the last for the month of ...Read More

State Budget & WEP/GPO News

June 18, 2024, ,
This week our focus returns to the FY25 State Budget, which is now before a House /Senate conference committee, as ...Read More