Commentaries, Editorials, Guest Blogs + Newsletters

Links to commentaries, editorials, and guest blogs and newsletters that I’ve written and co-written

• Kass, Amanda and Philip Rocco. “Will recovery funds really allow state and local governments to build back better?” Notes on the Crises, June 25, 2021.
• Kass, Amanda and Philip Rocco. “The Myth of ‘Unnecessary’ Federal Aid to State and Local Governments.” Opinion. Governing, March 3, 2021.
• Kass, Amanda. “Is consolidating the assets of Illinois’ public pension funds a good idea?” Opinion. Crain’s Business Chicago , October 16, 2019.
• Kass, Amanda. “Hasty, shortsighted reforms make for more pension pain later.” Opinion. Crain’s Business Chicago Forum, June 20, 2019.
• Kass, Amanda. “Memo to the next mayor: Chicago’s pension pain is about to get sharper.” Opinion. Crain’s Business Chicago, September 10, 2018.
• Kass, Amanda. “Why Illinois’s Non-Budget Is Actually the Worst Budget Ever.” Chicago Magazine, May 30, 2017.
  • Finalist for the City and Regional Magazine Association’s 2018 Civic Journalism award.
• Martire, Ralph and Amanda Kass. “Bad news, Illinois: Pension deal didn’t actually solve anything.” Opinion. Crain’s Business Chicago, December 6, 2013.