comptroller

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The average cost of sending a child to a daycare center is $26,000 a year, up 43% since 2019, according to a 2025 report from the city’s comptroller.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Eugene Ludwig is chair of the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity and former U.S. comptroller of the currency.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

But it could be substantial: The Pentagon's comptroller reportedly told lawmakers that the first six days of the war had cost $11.3 billion.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The decision comes after Panama’s comptroller conducted an audit, alleging irregularities in the 2021 extension of a contract that had been granted to the CK Hutchison unit.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

She says if I run for mayor she wants to be comptroller, of all things.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee