Mass Retirees Legislative Update

August 12, 2023
Several Association Bills Heard by Public Service Both June and July proved to be busy months on the legislative front ...Read More

COLA Improvements Continue

August 10, 2023
Focus on State/Teacher COLA Base Increase When it comes to the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), there has ...Read More

Pension Funds Rebound in First Half of 2023

August 10, 2023
PRIT Gains 6.69% Through June After being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022 ...Read More

Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Sign $56 Billion Fiscal Year 2024 Budget

August 9, 2023,
Mass Retirees Note: The budget includes a 3% COLA on a $13,000 base for retirees of the State and ...Read More

Sneak preview of September Voice

August 8, 2023, ,
Weekly Update: August 4, 2023 In addition to the FY24 State Budget being passed and sent to Governor Healey, this ...Read More

Pension investment gains rebound

August 2, 2023
Weekly Update: July 28, 2023 After being stung by a pandemic induced decline in the financial markets in 2022, our ...Read More

Pension investment gains rebound

July 27, 2023,
After 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, 2023,
On 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, 2023,
Continually 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, 2023,
Potential 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, 2023,
July 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, 2023,
June 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, 2023,
After 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, 2023, ,
April 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, 2023,
APRIL 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

The City of Lynn has Lost a Legend

April 7, 2023,
BUZZY 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, 2023,
Positive 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

GIC Open Enrollment & Annual PAC Drive Begins

March 31, 2023,
March 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

Governor Healey Files First Budget Proposal

March 1, 2023,
Expands 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, 2023,
“The days of our years are threescore and ten,” says Psalm 90 in the King James Bible. So right now ...Read More