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Mendoza wants to drop state’s late bill payment fee
Mendoza urges Illinois to end 12% late payment fees, calling them outdated and costly now that the state is paying bills on time.
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Illinois needs to rely on the right voices to get its financial house in order
David Greising highlights Susana Mendoza’s push for fiscal discipline, urging strategic use of state surpluses and federal relief to stabilize Illinois.
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Comptroller asks for upgrade to Illinois’ worst-in-nation credit
Mendoza urges credit agencies to upgrade Illinois’ rating, citing early debt repayment, fiscal progress, and taxpayer savings.
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Illinois Comptroller Urges Credit Upgrades in Letter to Rating Firms
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is urging the top three credit rating firms to again bump up her state because of its mounting fiscal improvements that already led to its first upgrades in two decades last year.
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Comptroller says proposed budget could lead state to another credit upgrade
Comptroller Susana Mendoza said she expects the state’s credit rating to improve and the remaining bill backlog reduced under Gov. JB Pritzker’s $45.4 billion proposed budget.
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Newsradio WJPF Interview with Susana Mendoza [Audio]
Listen to the interview: The Morning Watch (2021, November 31). NewsRadio WJPF Interview with Susana Mendoza. Newsradio WJPF.
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza on Illinois’ finances in 2022
— The Daily Line CloutCast Podcast | Nitkin, Alex — Listen to this interview. Illinois has long been known for its dismal financial condition. But Comptroller Susana Mendoza is staking her reelection campaign on an argument that things are much better for the state and its taxpayers since she took over five years ago. Mendoza…
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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza launches new financial transparency project [AUDIO]
— WSIU NPR | InFocus News — Listen to the interview on the WSIU NPR website. Listen to the interview: WSIU Staff (2022, January 19). Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza launches new financial transparency project. WSIU NPR. Retrieved from www.news.wsiu.org.
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Mendoza touts $82 million in savings through early COVID-19 loan payoff
— Chicago Sun-Times | Avery, T. — View the article. One of two loans from the U.S. Federal Reserve to the state for pandemic expenses, the $2 billion was granted in December of 2020. Roughly $1.8 billion was used on Illinois’ Medicaid bills, and the remaining $200 million was put towards health insurance for state…
