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- TOPINKA OPENS THE LEDGER FOR TAXPAYER INSPECTION
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Initiative delivers unprecedented fiscal information
CHICAGO – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Monday unveiled The Ledger, a comprehensive online financial database that sets a new standard for transparency. In fact, the site provides taxpayers with the same up-to-date numbers and information that is used by Topinka’s office in carrying out its Constitutional duties.
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- STATE CONSTITUTIONALS RECOGNIZE WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
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Simon, Madigan and Topinka Salute Women of Distinction
CHICAGO – State Constitutional Officers Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon, Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka honored 12 distinguished women for professional and community accomplishments during a Women’s History Month celebration Thursday at the James R. Thompson Center.
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- TOPINKA: TORNADO VICTIMS, RESPONDERS TO TAKE PRIORITY
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Comptroller urges impacted businesses to contact office
CHICAGO – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Thursday announced that her office will prioritize state payments for victims of the recent tornados in Southern Illinois, and for businesses working on the recovery effort:
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- 2/22/2012 - TOPINKA: BUDGET NUMBERS DON’T ADD UP
Address lacks roadmap for Medicaid, pension reforms
SPRINGFIELD– Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday released the following statement in response to Gov. Pat Quinn’s Budget address:
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- TOPINKA: POWER HELPS ILLINOIS BUSINESSES COMPETE
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Program assists small & minority-owned companies
CHICAGO – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka joined more than 50 area business leaders on Thursday in kicking-off POWER, an initiative launched by the state to assist small and minority-owned companies in competing for government contracts.
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- 2/1/2012 - TOPINKA: GET FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER FIRST
Reform needed now for state to lower taxes, as promised
SPRINGFIELD– Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday released the following statement in response to Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State address:
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- 1/23/2012 - TOPINKA: KIRK IS A FIGHTER
Comptroller offers thoughts and prayers to colleague
CHICAGO – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka released the following statement Monday in response to the announcement of a stroke suffered by U.S. Senator Mark Kirk:
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- TOPINKA KICKS-OFF EDWARDSVILLE EMPLOYMENT EXPO
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Comptroller greets job seekers, employers
EDWARDSVILLE – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka greeted hundreds of job seekers and more than 50 employers at Lewis & Clark Community College, N. O. Nelson Campus Tuesday for Employment Expo: Metro East, the third in a series of events targeting unemployment and the financial stresses facing residents.
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- 1/6/2012 - TOPINKA TO BOND HOLDERS: ILLINOIS IN NO DANGER OF MISSING PAYMENTS
Comptroller responds to Moody’s announcement
SPRINGFIELD– Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Friday released the following statement in response to Moody’s lowering of the state’s bond rating:
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- 12/9/2011 - TOPINKA DELIVERS SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO CHILD LINK
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CHICAGO – Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka recently delivered boxes of school supplies to Chicago-based Child Link, a not-for-profit foster care agency. Donated by Topinka’s Chicago staff for area students, the supplies are intended to assist Child Link in providing resources for the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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