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Recent Examples of state aid
This comes as local officials across Massachusetts hold challenging conversations around potential budget cuts, as diminishing state aid exacerbates growing municipal costs.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The European Commission is considering relaxing carbon-permit supply rules and allowing more state aid as part of an emergency plan to cut spiking power prices, according to people familiar with the plans.
—Lili Pike, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Kelly reminded listeners that opt-outs serve an important purpose in school budgets, especially in years when the increase in state aid to education doesn’t keep up with inflation.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 11 Mar. 2026
Growing summer school enrollment would allow the district to collect more state aid.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The European Commission is considering relaxing carbon-permit supply rules and allowing more state aid as part of an emergency plan to cut spiking power prices, according to people familiar with the plans.
—Lili Pike, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Kelly reminded listeners that opt-outs serve an important purpose in school budgets, especially in years when the increase in state aid to education doesn’t keep up with inflation.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 11 Mar. 2026
Growing summer school enrollment would allow the district to collect more state aid.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for state aid
Noun
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Many of these countries rely almost entirely on foreign aid for medical supplies.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just 37% of respondents had a favorable view of Israel, a longstanding ally of the United States in the region and a historic beneficiary of foreign aid.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Equally impactful, United Way’s WomenRise program provided $500 in cash assistance per month for one year that gave me the autonomy to meet our most immediate needs.—
Delilah Lopez,
Denver Post,
14 Apr. 2026
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Instead of paying people directly, the federal government sent money to the states as block grants.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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If the Danish block grant diminishes, Greenlanders may need to regard the American offer as the sole viable economic safety net.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, left-hander Mitchell Parker (1-0) struck out five in two scoreless innings of relief as the Nationals won for the fourth time in five games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Producer prices came in softer than expected on Tuesday, offering some relief about the effects of inflation in coming months coming as a result of the war.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/state%20aid. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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