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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces another run for Chicago mayor
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced Wednesday she will make a second run for mayor of Chicago, marking the biggest entry yet in a sure-to-be-crowded field of candidates.
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Mendoza wants lawmakers to restrict use of TIF funds
Comptroller Susana Mendoza wants Illinois lawmakers to consider legislation that would limit when and how much local governments can pull from surplus tax increment financing districts for operational expenses. Mendoza is pushing the bill after Chicago used surplus TIF dollars to balance its budget.
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Illinois comptroller calls for ending penalties on late payments
Susana Mendoza calls to end 12% late payment penalties and reform outdated programs that burden Illinois taxpayers with high-interest costs.
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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Mendoza urges Illinois to end 12% late payment fees, calling them outdated and costly now that the state is paying bills on time.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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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…
