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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza runs for Chicago mayor
When Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announced her candidacy for Chicago mayor last week, she had the same message for financial markets and everyday Chicagoans: The best way to help the people of Chicago is “to respect the taxpayer dollar and stretch its value.”
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City Council, vote no on Mayor Johnson’s $830 million bond issue
Susana Mendoza urges City Council to reject Mayor Johnson’s risky $830M bond plan and prioritize fiscal responsibility for Chicago taxpayers.
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Before City Hall launches this $1.5B bond issue, stop and think
Susana Mendoza urges City Council to reject risky borrowing and demand transparency before approving Mayor Johnson’s $1.5B bond proposal.
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Newsradio WJPF Interview with Susana Mendoza [AUDIO]
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza advocates for reforming state bill payment practices to prevent excessive interest payouts to private lenders.
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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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Bond sale to pay overdue bills may aid Illinois’ credit rating – S&P
— Reuters | Reuters Staff — View the article. The sale of up to $6 billion of bonds by Illinois to shrink its enormous unpaid bill backlog, an action the governor has yet to take, could protect the state from a credit rating downgrade to junk, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. The credit rating…
