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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When Alabama’s board suspended and then revoked Fairhope’s 2025 state aid over teen-shelf content earlier this year, locals raised roughly $40,000 in five days, essentially replacing the lost check.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Property taxes serve as a safety valve for local governments when state aid declines or the economy falters, Walczak argues.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
The bills would offer state aid to school districts that merge in the next three years and provide four-year grants to schools that enter into a whole-grade sharing agreement.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 18 Nov. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Property taxes serve as a safety valve for local governments when state aid declines or the economy falters, Walczak argues.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
The bills would offer state aid to school districts that merge in the next three years and provide four-year grants to schools that enter into a whole-grade sharing agreement.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid and anyone volunteering in the Peace Corps, Kantrowitz said.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 18 Nov. 2025
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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