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Recent Examples of state aid
Milwaukee County received $38 million in state aid from Wisconsin's 2025-27 budget.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
In 2024 through 2025 to date, students received roughly $2 billion in total aid from all federal sources, including loans and Pell Grants, and about $1.5 billion in state aid, the officials said.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The 27 Bay Area transit systems received $4.5 billion in federal funds, $5.1 billion in a one-time state appropriation and some ongoing state aid to cope with pandemic impacts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
In 2024 through 2025 to date, students received roughly $2 billion in total aid from all federal sources, including loans and Pell Grants, and about $1.5 billion in state aid, the officials said.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
The 27 Bay Area transit systems received $4.5 billion in federal funds, $5.1 billion in a one-time state appropriation and some ongoing state aid to cope with pandemic impacts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for state aid
Noun
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Trump had sent a package of budget rescissions to Capitol Hill, with the cuts also including billions of dollars in foreign aid.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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This impulse includes narrowing the definition of human rights and shrinking or eliminating foreign aid.—
Time,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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On top of that, the Wawa Foundation also sends care packages to troops, and the employees can receive tuition assistance.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Discounted membership options are available for young adults and qualifying recipients of government assistance.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier in the summer, disagreements emerged over the rollout of the disaster aid block grant.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025
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Santos asked how the district is preparing if the money remains frozen or is redirected to states as block grants, which would give Florida discretion over how (or whether) to target the same areas the grants were meant to fund.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
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Even so, staff also rely on cold rags and ice vests for relief.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The relief group stepped up after José Berríos lasted just two innings Tuesday.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/state%20aid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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