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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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- 12/7/2011 - TOPINKA: BLAGOJEVICH SENTENCE APPROPRIATE
Damage to state will outlast former Gov’s incarceration
SPRINGFIELD– Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday released the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge James Zagel sentencing former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to 14 years incarceration:
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- TOPINKA: PROPOSED SPENDING NEEDS REVENUE SOURCE
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Comptroller warns of state’s growing expenses
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Wednesday released the following statement in response to General Assembly discussion of a tax package aimed at assisting employers and residents in need:
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- TOPINKA LAUNCHES EMPLOYMENT EXPO INITIATIVE IN ELGIN
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Comptroller greets job seekers, employers
ELGIN – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka greeted hundreds of job seekers and more than 40 employers at Elgin Community College Thursday for Employment Expo: Elgin, the second in a series of events targeting unemployment and the financial stresses facing residents.
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- TOPINKA LAUNCHES EMPLOYMENT EXPO INITIATIVE IN ROCKFORD
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Comptroller greets job seekers, employers
ROCKFORD – Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka greeted hundreds of job seekers and more than 40 employers at Rock Valley College Wednesday for Employment Expo: Rockford, the first in a series of events targeting unemployment and the financial stresses facing residents.
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- TOPINKA MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER
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Comptroller joins forces with American Cancer Society
CHICAGO - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka joined members of the American Cancer Society Monday in Chicago to highlight national Breast Cancer Awareness month and the fight for a cure. Topinka also announced that members of her staff will participate in the 12th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks this month.
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