state aid

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Recent Examples of state aid 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 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 See All Example Sentences for state aid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for state aid
Noun
  • Whereas most Americans believe that 25% of the federal budget goes to foreign aid, only 1% actually does, with even less used to aid in global poverty.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • So much so that the forecasts warning of a major collapse in HIV/AIDS treatment efforts, after foreign aid cuts threw programs into turmoil, appear to have been averted — at least for now.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Police told Fox News Digital that the case is being investigated by IMPD’s Violent Crimes Task Force, with assistance from the FBI, and that an evidence technician responded to the scene to photograph and collect evidence.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, knowledge workers were a bit more optimistic about their job security; 39% of these specialized finance and insurance workers, 35% of health care and social assistance employees, and 32% of technology services staffers strongly agreed their jobs were safe from being cut last year.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The waiver, in an unprecedented move, consolidated funding from four different programs to create a block grant.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Amjadi says the two-week pause offers temporary relief, but uncertainty remains with a long road to recovery.
    Ubah Ali April 7, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026

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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/state%20aid. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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