Former Boise Police Chief Mike Masterson, spokesperson for a new nonprofit called the Retired Public Employees of Idaho, says Idaho's bumps to retirement pension pay haven't kept up with rising living costs. The group held a news conference Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in the Idaho State Capitol. (Photo by Kyle Pfannenstiel/Idaho Capital Sun)

A group of retired government employees in Idaho are calling for the state to restore inflation-adjusted cost of living adjustments through the state’s pension program.

The newly formed nonprofit, called the Retired Public Employees of Idaho , says it’s hoping to strengthen the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, which is commonly called PERSI.

In a news conference Thursday at the Idaho State Capitol, the group’s spokesperson, former Bois

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