White Papers + Research Reports

Kass, Amanda, Philip Rocco, and Alexander Hawley. (2023). Replenish, Replace, Repair: How Illinois is Using its ARPA Aid. February 23. Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Springfield: University of Illinois System.

Kass, Amanda, Philip Rocco, and Isabella Romano. (2021). Strengthening Local Government Finances: State and Federal Aid Policies for a Crisis Era. Chicago: Government Finance Research Center

Kass, Amanda, Michael Pagano, and Farhad Kaab Omeyr (2020). How States Provide Cities with General Revenue: An Analysis of Unrestricted State Aid. Working Paper WP20AK1. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Kass, Amanda and Isabella Romano. (2020). Slow To Spend? State Approaches To Allocating Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds. Chicago: Government Finance Research Center

Merriman, David, Kenneth Kriz, and Amanda Kass (2020). What Policymakers Should Know About the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois. April 9. Institute of Government and Public Affairs, Springfield: University of Illinois System.

Bruno, Robert, Amanda Kass, and David Merriman. (2019). A “Pension Crisis” Mentality Won’t Help: Thinking Differently About Illinois’ Retirement Systems. Chicago: Government Finance Research Center; Project for Middle Class Renewal; and, Institute of Government & Public Affairs.

Kass, Amanda. (2018). The Future of Pensions in Chicago. Chicago: Scholars Strategy Network.

Kass, Amanda and Jared Reynolds. (2017). Understanding How the Education

Retirement Board of New Mexico Became Underfunded. Chicago: The University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy.

Kass, Amanda. (2016). More Questions than Answers: Illinois Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment. October. Center for Municipal Finance. Chicago: The University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy.

Martire, Ralph, Amanda Kass, and Bobby Otter. (2014). A Fiscal Review of the Chicago Housing Authority. July. Chicago: Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.

Kass, Amanda. (2012). Analysis of the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget’s Pension Stabilization Summary. August. Chicago: Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.

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