GFRC in the Media (Archived)

A New York Times article cites GFRC report

A New York Times article on President Biden’s recent comments on policing and crime cites an earlier report from the Government Finance Research Center that looked at local governments’ use of American Rescue Plan funds and other…

The American Prospect interviewed Amanda Kass

The American Prospect interviewed Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center, and Philip Rocco, a political scientist at Marquette University, about their research on American Rescue Plan fund expenditures by local governments.

Amanda Kass Quoted in Daily Beast

A Daily Beast article about the start-up Arrived Homes, which invests in single-family houses, quotes Amanda Kass, associate director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC.

Amanda Kass Quoted in Governing Article About ARPA Research

Amanda Kass, GFRC associate director, is quoted in an article from Governing about what recently released data reveals about how governments are using the $350 billion in flexible aid they were allocated from…

Deborah Carroll Quoted in the Bond Buyer

Deborah Carroll, director  of the GFRC, is quoted in the Bond Buyer. The article focuses on research Dr. Carroll co-authored with Rich Ciccarone, president of Merritt Research Services, about municipal bond issuers’ audit…