Tracie Eubank, Author at RGEA

2025 RGEA Spring Conference

Tracie Eubank on April 1, 2025

You’re invited to the RGEA 2025 Spring Conference!

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Union Station | Cape Fear Community College
502 N Front Street | Wilmington, NC

Join us for this FREE event to meet other state and local government retirees and hear from experts on your health and retirement plans, pension and Social Security information, and more. Our new State Treasurer, Brad Briner, will kick off the agenda. Talk with representatives from AMBA, SECU, Civic, and local agencies serving retirees. The program includes a catered lunch, giveaways, and door prizes!

Space is limited. Click here to register by June 3, 2025, or call the office RGEA office at 800-356-1190.
There is no cost for you and one guest to attend, but you must register in advance.

GRAND PRIZE FOR MEMBERS ONLY!

RGEA members and associate members will be entered in a raffle for the grand prize: Enjoy a 2-night stay at the beautiful Inn on Turner in Historic Beaufort, NC, at the pristine Crystal Coast!

To enter, you must be a current RGEA member. Must pre-register for the conference and be present to win. Need to join or renew your membership? Go online to rgea.info/membership-form or call our office at 1-800-356-1190.

AGENDA:
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Check-in, Continental Breakfast & Exhibitor Fair

9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
Wellness Workshops (optional)

- Lifelong Learning Opportunities, presented by OLLI at UNCW
- (TBA), presented by Brookdale Senior Living

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Conference Program & Catered Buffet Lunch
State Treasurer Brad Briner will speak, as well as our partners from AMBA, CIVIC, NC Senior Medicare Patrol, SECU, and the State Health Plan.

2:00 p.m.
Wrap-up & Door Prizes*

MEMBERS-ONLY GRAND PRIZE: A $600 gift certificate for a 2-night stay at the Inn on Turner, a charming bed and breakfast in Historic Beaufort, NC, at the pristine Crystal Coast

* To enter, you must be a current RGEA member. Must pre-register for the conference and be present to win. Need to join or renew your membership? Go online to rgea.info/membership-form or call our office at 1-800-356-1190.

Let Your Voice Be Heard By The Senate Now!

Tracie Eubank on March 20, 2025

RGEA expresses deep concern that the Governor’s recently released budget does not protect the pension’s long-term stability or provide true inflation relief to government retirees who have struggled for years without cost-of-living adjustments.

Specifically, the Governor’s Budget does not meet the threshold of the actuarially determined employer rate as required by law in G.S. 135-8(d)(3a) and would underfund the pension by $206M over the next two years. Since the pension’s inception, this has only happened under one other North Carolina Governor, and it took several years for the pension and considerably more money to recover from this action.

Additionally, the 2% one-time supplement in the Governor’s Budget is far from addressing the 20% inflation our retired public servants have faced in just the past five years. It is well past time for a true cost-of-living adjustment, not a one-time pension supplement.

The foundation and strength of our public service workforce and the North Carolina Retirement Systems has been from our elected officials’ discipline in fully funding the pension and ensuring government retirees could live with dignity in their retirement years. We ask the legislature to rectify these omissions to ensure that the pension for public service retirees remains strong well into the future.

In addition, as you read this, the Senate budget is being negotiated and drafted. Last year, the Senate included no cost-of-living adjustments for government retirees. This must change in 2025, and we need your voice. Please take a moment to complete this call to action, as the Senate needs to know that government retirees need relief from inflation to meet their daily expenses and maintain their quality of life.