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

Pensions for 35,000 PERA retirees are not keeping up with inflation (pdf)
One-page handout with charts and graphs documenting cost of living changes from 2020-2025 and documenting the impacts of 2020’s SB72, which made major changes to reules regaring PERA COLAs.
Updated 4/20/2026

Cost of Living Kicking Your COLA? One-page handout (pdf)
Download this handy one-page handout that describes the cost-of-living challenges that NM PERA retirees are facing.
Updated 5/14/2026

Retirees want next governor to fix raises for pensioners (pdf)
This article by Daniel Chacon appeared in the May 16, 2026, issue of the Santa Fe New Mexican. In it, all candidates for Governor are asked about the 2020 PERA pension changes and the issues facing public retirees.
Updated 5/26/2026

New Mexico’s Public Pension Crisis: A Case for Restoring COLAs, 11/15/2025 (pdf)
Presentation to the Retired Public Employees of New Mexico (RPENM) by Anne Green-Romig
Updated 11/15/2025

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 11/5/2025

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.