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Illinois Receives 1st S&P Bond Rating Upgrade in Nearly 25 Years
— NBC Chicago News | NBC Staff — View the article. A little more than a week after Illinois’ credit rating was upgraded by Moody’s for the first time in more than two decades, S&P Global Ratings has now followed suit, upgrading the state’s rating for the first time in nearly 25 years. According to…
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Illinois bond rating upgraded for first time in 20 years
— ABC News Channel 20 | WICS/WRSP Staff — View the article and watch the video. Moody’s has upgraded the state of Illinois’ bond rating for the first time in more than two decades. Governor JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, made the announcement on Tuesday during a press conference in Springfield. Gov. Pritzker said the state’s bond…
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Comptroller Mendoza welcomes first Illinois upgrade in two decades
— 23 WIFR | WIFR Newsroom — View the article. Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza issued a statement following the first rating upgrade for Illinois in two decades from Moody’s Investor Services. “I couldn’t be happier that our hard work is producing results: the first rating upgrade for Illinois in two decades from Moody’s Investor…
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Comptroller’s ‘no exit bonus, no signing bonus’ reform passes in legislature’s ethics package
— 23 WIFR | WIFR Newsroom — View the article. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Legislators of both parties exploited a loophole in state law that allowed them to resign on the first day of the month and collect the whole month’s pay or get sworn in at month’s end but claim a whole month’s pay,…
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Illinois Comptroller Calls For Fiscal Discipline To Maintain Reduced Bill Backlog [AUDIO]
— NPR Illinois | Cantu, D. — Listen to the interview. Illinois has reduced its bill backlog to just under $4 billion — a far cry from the nearly $17 billion high seen just after the state’s two-year budget impasse presided over by former Gov. Bruce Rauner. But the state’s top financial officer, Comptroller Susana…
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Editorial: Smaller backlog is welcome news
— Quad-City Times | Editorial Board — View the article. Remember, a few years back, when Illinois was regularly letting its bills stack up. Like a freeloader with big spending appetites —but without the income to match — the state was regularly letting the bills from social service agencies, health care facilities and myriad other…
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Editorial: Is Illinois no longer a deadbeat? Not exactly…
— Chicago Tribune | Editorial Board — Listen to the article. Good news has been all but nonexistent when it comes to the abysmal state of Illinois’ finances. The state’s pension shortfall stands at a hard-to-fathom $141 billion. Its bond rating continues to hover near junk status. And it was only a few years ago,…
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Op-ed: Susana Mendoza: Ex-lawmakers trying to claw back rejected raises are wasting taxpayer money
— Chicago Tribune Op-ed | Mendoza, S. — Listen to this article. On behalf of all Illinois taxpayers, I’d like to ask our state’s “Million Dollar Man” to give up his crusade for even more taxpayer money. State taxpayers paid former state Sen. Mike Noland $738,000 during his 10 years as a state legislator. Now…
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“This is not Christmas,” Illinois comptroller warns of federal relief money [AUDIO]
— NPR Marketplace | Ryssdal, K. and Hollenhorst, M. — Listen to the interview on NPR Marketplace. The American Rescue Plan, the latest coronavirus relief package from the federal government, includes $350 billion for state and local governments, many of which faced budget shortfalls due to the pandemic. For Illinois, a state with a…
