Resources and information regarding our efforts to reinstate 2% COLAs for retirees.

COLA Coalition Presentation Prepared for IPOC Meeting, 11/05/2025 (pdf)
This presentation was prepared for the New Mexico Legislature’s Investments and Pensions Oversight Committee on November 5, 2025. It describes the cost-of-living crisis facing many PERA retirees, identifies the causes, and presents options for addressing the issue.
Updated/10/31/2025

COLA Coalition Presentation Prepared for PERA Board, 10/30/2025 (pdf)
This was presented at the PERA Board meeting on 10/30/2025. It describes the cost-of-living crisis facing many PERA retirees, identifies the causes, and presents options for addressing the issue.
Updated 10/28/2025

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN: Legislature Can Act to Restore Retiree Benefits
By Roxanna Knight and Anne Green-Romig
OpEd published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on 10/12/25. It provides additional data about how larger-than-expected salary increases for public employees are negatively impacting the PERA fund, and by extension, the lives of current retirees.