Democrats Fuming After Release of GOP Email Blaming Duckworth for...
— NBC Chicago News | Ahern, M. — Watch the video. In the wake of a Legionnaires’ outbreak that claimed the lives of 13 residents at a downstate veterans home, an email released Thursday has Democrats...
View ArticleDeaths at Quincy veterans home reach the Illinois campaign trail [VIDEO]
— Chicago WGN9 News | Bradley, T. — Watch the video. The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Illinois, lit up the campaign trail Thursday. As the Rauner...
View ArticlePritzker, Mendoza demand Rauner, Senger apologize to Duckworth for vets email
— Chicago Magazine | Sfondeles, T. — Democrats J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza on Thursday demanded that Gov. Bruce Rauner and his policy chief issue an apology to Sen. Tammy...
View ArticleJ.B. Pritzker, Susana Mendoza demand apology from Rauner
— FOX Illinois News | WICS News Team — Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate J.B. Pritzker and Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza held a press conference in Chicago Thursday. State officials and...
View ArticleEmail about veterans’ home deaths sparks controversy in race for governor,...
— ABC News | Wall, C. — Watch the video. A controversial email connected to deaths at the Quincy Veterans’ Home sparked a war of words and finger-pointing over what has become a hot-button issue in...
View ArticleFinger Pointing Continues Over Quincy Vet Home Illness [VIDEO]
— CBS Chicago | Blakley, D. — Watch the video. More political finger pointing today over who’s to blame for the Legionnaires’ crisis at the Quincy Veterans Home that claimed 13 lives. CBS 2 political...
View ArticleIllinois Senate Clears Payroll Transparency Bill [AUDIO]
— NPR Illinois Station | Driscoll, J. — Listen to the audio. The Illinois Senate passed a measure Thursday that would require the governor to disclose his total office staff and pay them all from his...
View ArticleIllinois 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...
View ArticleComptroller wants more burial-funding notice after AP report
— The News Tribune | Connor, J. — An Illinois county coroner’s practice of holding remains and death certificates of the indigent until their families can pay for burial is “disgusting behavior,” state...
View ArticleWe applaud three reform measures promoted by Comptroller Susana Mendoza
— Journal Standard Newspaper | The Editorial Board — If you work for the governor of Illinois, shouldn’t you be paid from the governor’s budget? That doesn’t sound too radical, does it? Of course not....
View Article“Outraged”| Susana A. Mendoza, Illinois Comptroller [VIDEO]
Officials Demand Darlene Senger apologize to Sen. Tammy Duckworth for trying to falsely blame her for veteran’s deaths WHO: State Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza; Democratic nominee for Governor, J.B....
View ArticleMendoza slams Senger over veterans home email [VIDEO]
— Central Illinois Proud | Cicchini, P. — Watch the video. The state’s comptroller is the first independently elected Latina to statewide office, something Susana Mendoza is proud of, but not something...
View ArticleTime to end off-shoring of governor’s office budget
— Herald-Whig | Herald-Whig Staff — Getting Illinois’ financial accounts in order is a monumental task, and it’s only made more difficult when salaries are paid from accounts from which they shouldn’t...
View ArticleOfficials Demand Darlene Senger Apologize to U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Officials Demand Darlene Senger Apologize to U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth for Trying to Falsely Blame Her for Veterans’ Deaths CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza; Democratic nominee...
View ArticleBack On The Beat w Dick Kay Guest Susana Mendoza [AUDIO]
— WCPT 820 Chicago | Kay, D. — Listen to the audio. Listen to the audio: Kay, D. (2018, May 27). Back On The Beat w Dick Kay Guest Susana Mendoza. WCPT 820 Chicago. Retrieved from...
View ArticleThe Road to Financial Recovery: Comptroller Mendoza (D) on Illinois’ Tough...
— Illinois Channel | Martin, T. — Watch the video. Terry Martin, Executive Director, interviewed Susana Mendoza on the day the legislature passed the FY 2019 Budget. We asked for her thoughts on the...
View ArticleIllinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza: “We deserve proper and honest budgets”...
—WGN Radio | Pearson, R. & Mendoza, S. — Listen to the audio. Rick Pearson is joined by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza to discuss the recently passed state budget and the continued backlog of...
View ArticleIllinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza: “Zero-Tolerance” Border Policy Statement...
Susana Mendoza’s Statement on Trump’s “Zero-Tolerance” Border Policy Video Transcript Hi, I’m Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza and I’m hoping you can spare a few minutes to hear me out. On May 13,...
View ArticleRauner signs bill to ban payroll ‘off-shoring’ by governors
— The State Journal Register Newspaper | Finke, D. — Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday signed into law a bill that would outlaw a practice that he himself has employed. Rauner signed House Bill 5121 that will...
View ArticleIllinois Ends FY2018 with Lower than Expected Bill Backlog
— The Institute for Illinois’ Fiscal Sustainability at the Civic Federation | Civic Federation Staff — Thanks to higher than expected revenues, the State of Illinois ended the last fiscal year with a...
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