state aid
noun
: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution
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Until those governments pay up, the state wouldn’t start new transportation projects and would withhold Powell Bill funds, which is state aid that pays for road maintenance.
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Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Xi’s industrial programs encourage too much investment in factories, which often lose money and require yet more state aid to survive.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Senate President Karen Spilka says don’t blame the legislature for dwindling local state aid.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
With a midnight deadline looming, the Senate and House passed a health and human services bill that provides $205 million for HCMC, which was at risk of starting a shutdown as soon as June without state aid.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Xi’s industrial programs encourage too much investment in factories, which often lose money and require yet more state aid to survive.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Senate President Karen Spilka says don’t blame the legislature for dwindling local state aid.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
With a midnight deadline looming, the Senate and House passed a health and human services bill that provides $205 million for HCMC, which was at risk of starting a shutdown as soon as June without state aid.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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