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Recent Examples of state aid
Declines in per-pupil state aid have resulted in districts relying more heavily on local property tax levies to support budgets.
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
That state aid is scheduled to end after the 2017-18 school year.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Money, money, money: Georgia is sitting on $16.5 billion — that's with a big ole b — in rainy day and reserve funding, some of which could fund a state aid program for Hurricane Helene victims.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Most of the new scholarship recipients were already enrolled and qualified for state aid only when income restrictions were lifted, Superintendent Rod Jackson said.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
That state aid is scheduled to end after the 2017-18 school year.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Money, money, money: Georgia is sitting on $16.5 billion — that's with a big ole b — in rainy day and reserve funding, some of which could fund a state aid program for Hurricane Helene victims.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
Most of the new scholarship recipients were already enrolled and qualified for state aid only when income restrictions were lifted, Superintendent Rod Jackson said.
—Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for state aid
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Despite decades of precedent, the reports, which are meant to inform Congressional decisions on foreign aid allocations and security assistance, will no longer call governments out for such things as denying freedom of movement and peaceful assembly.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Dependable, uninterrupted and effective foreign aid is critical to the well-being of millions of children.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Individual states may have additional requirements, so contact your state’s driver’s licensing agency online or in person for additional information or assistance.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Figures from a new report show that more people were prosecuted around Europe in 2024 for rendering assistance to irregular migrants than in previous years.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The federal government is pushing for work requirements and block grants, which would cap funding and shift more responsibility to the states.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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This could mean instituting a per-capita cap on funding or reducing the federal matching rate and possibly replacing it with a funding system with block grants in which states would be either given a capped yearly lump sum of money or an annual upper limit on federal payments per Medicaid enrollee.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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For the last year, individuals and businesses affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton qualify for tax relief, as well as disaster victims in parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Mexico, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Alaska.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Warming from climate change is making the pollen season longer, and more people are going to the doctor each year looking for relief, according to a recent research review published in the journal The Laryngoscope.—
Andrea Muraskin,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/state%20aid. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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