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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Many districts have seen real costs rise year after year while state aid remains effectively stagnant.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
While defeating the two measures has relieved many property owners in South Hadley, budget shortfalls due to dwindling state aid and fading federal pandemic-era funds are causing local governments to search high and low for new sources of funding.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Rothman spent his time as president lobbying Republican legislators to increase state aid for the system in the face of federal cuts, navigating free speech issues surrounding pro-Palestinian protests, and grappling with declining enrollment that has forced eight branch campuses to close.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Low-cost clinic services are offered for Illinois residents that receive Social Security, unemployment, or state aid.
—Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
While defeating the two measures has relieved many property owners in South Hadley, budget shortfalls due to dwindling state aid and fading federal pandemic-era funds are causing local governments to search high and low for new sources of funding.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Rothman spent his time as president lobbying Republican legislators to increase state aid for the system in the face of federal cuts, navigating free speech issues surrounding pro-Palestinian protests, and grappling with declining enrollment that has forced eight branch campuses to close.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Low-cost clinic services are offered for Illinois residents that receive Social Security, unemployment, or state aid.
—Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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