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Recent Examples of state aid
The plan would open a path for Missouri to potentially offer state aid to help pay for up to half of new or upgraded stadiums for the two teams.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Federal cuts to those and other programs could push Albany to reduce its state aid to the city or shrink services that benefit city residents, such as unemployment insurance and parks.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
But it is compounded by the fact that, during the period, RBS/NatWest was obliged to offload a number of valuable assets, including Direct Line and its U.S. banking business Citizens, as conditions of its bail-out (the U.K. was, at the time, subject to the European Commission's state aid rules).
—Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Missouri legislators are set to squabble next week over whether to offer state aid for big-ticket sports stadium construction for both the Royals and the Chiefs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Federal cuts to those and other programs could push Albany to reduce its state aid to the city or shrink services that benefit city residents, such as unemployment insurance and parks.
—Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
But it is compounded by the fact that, during the period, RBS/NatWest was obliged to offload a number of valuable assets, including Direct Line and its U.S. banking business Citizens, as conditions of its bail-out (the U.K. was, at the time, subject to the European Commission's state aid rules).
—Ian King, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Missouri legislators are set to squabble next week over whether to offer state aid for big-ticket sports stadium construction for both the Royals and the Chiefs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for state aid
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Not without a touch of drama and complaining, though. Republicans in the House and Senate this week approved $9 billion worth of spending cuts, targeted at public broadcasting and foreign aid programs, sending the bill on to Trump's desk for his signature into law.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The rescissions package will allow the Trump administration to claw back $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund public broadcasters like PBS and NPR, and approximately $8 billion from foreign aid programs, including allocations to USAID.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Call 2-1-1 to learn more about local heat relief options, receive help with utility bills or access other types of assistance.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Jordan, who was not involved in the ACSM report, said eliminating food assistance could worsen the nation's chronic disease epidemic.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
22 July 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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Another is block grants to rural hospitals, which are struggling.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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West Elementary gets the primary relief from LaGuardo.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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As an extreme heat wave threatens more than 200 million people in the U.S., a tropical system lingering in the Gulf could bring some relief during the hottest days of the year.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/state%20aid. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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