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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Healey directed the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to request out-of-state aid for snow removal help.
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
But while that is true, Iowa's annual boost for school funding hasn't outpaced the rate of inflation since 2020, and educators have grown increasingly vocal in saying state aid hasn't kept up with their expenses.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 24 Feb. 2026
While working for the state, Westra had signed the first pledge of state aid benefiting construction of the company’s $550 million, 650-employee food production plant in northern Sioux Falls.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
Critics claim that when students receive scholarships or state aid to attend private schools, this influx of money robs public schools.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
But while that is true, Iowa's annual boost for school funding hasn't outpaced the rate of inflation since 2020, and educators have grown increasingly vocal in saying state aid hasn't kept up with their expenses.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 24 Feb. 2026
While working for the state, Westra had signed the first pledge of state aid benefiting construction of the company’s $550 million, 650-employee food production plant in northern Sioux Falls.
—Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
Critics claim that when students receive scholarships or state aid to attend private schools, this influx of money robs public schools.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for state aid
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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