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While some aldermen and state legislators have pointed to the terminals as a relatively painless revenue source, opponents have argued that the change would cannibalize business at the city casino, where a portion of the revenues is dedicated to paying down police and fire pension costs.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Simpson cosponsored a bill to prevent the sale of public lands to pay down federal debt and joined a bipartisan Public Lands Caucus that helped kill the House bill.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The budget includes moves ranging from paying down state debt to giving most employees pay raises.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The moment could also be ripe for paying down high-cost credit card debt and padding your emergency savings, said McBride.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 June 2025
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
Simpson cosponsored a bill to prevent the sale of public lands to pay down federal debt and joined a bipartisan Public Lands Caucus that helped kill the House bill.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2025
The budget includes moves ranging from paying down state debt to giving most employees pay raises.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
The moment could also be ripe for paying down high-cost credit card debt and padding your emergency savings, said McBride.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 17 June 2025
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“Pay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20down. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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