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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…
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Editorial: Pull plug on legislators’ windfall pay scam
— Champaign News Gazette | Editorial Board — Public policy that, by design, institutionalizes abuse of taxpayers ought to be repealed. How’s this for ridiculous? Illinois taxpayers are/were on the hook for the full monthly February salaries of three members of the Illinois House who represented the same 22nd District in Chicago. Yes, it’s true, fully…
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Editorial: One month’s pay for three days’ work?
— Kankakee Daily Journal | Editorial Board — The recent comings and goings in the Illinois House of Representatives is nothing short of a debacle. To catch you up, long-tenured former Speaker Michael Madigan resigned his 22nd District post. He hand-picked Edward Guerra Kodatt to take his seat in the House. Three days after he was…
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Editorial: Our View, Mendoza initiative a smart move
— The State Journal-Register | Editorial Board — When Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza champions new legislation or implements a new program, we usually find ourselves thinking: How is this common-sense idea not already in place? It was that way with her quest to end “off-shoring,” the practice governors of both political parties used to make themselves…
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City Club of Chicago: Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza in 2018 [VIDEO]
— City Club of Chicago | Mendoza, S — Watch the video. Listen to the audio. Susana A. Mendoza was sworn in as Illinois Comptroller on Dec. 5, 2016, after running for office on a platform of prioritizing the most vulnerable residents at a time when the State was suffering through two years without a…
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Op-Ed: Illinois comptroller responds to editorial on state finances, politics
— Belleville News-Democrat | Mendoza, S. — I really wish you would pay closer attention to what I say during my frequent visits to your Editorial Board. At no time did I ever “blame Rauner” for the entirety of “Illinois fiscal meltdown” as you misrepresented in your editorial. I have told you on multiple occasions that…
