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Comptroller: State employee bonuses on hold during impasse
CHICAGO -- Comptroller Susana Mendoza says state employees promised bonuses will now have to wait to receive them during the ongoing budget impasse.
The office that controls Illinois' checkbook announced Wednesday that payments to social services and public safety come first.
Mendoza, a Democrat, took office this week after ousting Republican Leslie Munger in a special election.
The issue of bonuses emerged during the campaign. In October, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's office announced merit bonuses for over 1,000 non-union workers totaling up to $4 million.
Read more: http://www.sj-r.com/news/20161207/comptroller-state-employee-bonuses-on-hold-during-impasse