state aid
noun
: public monies appropriated by a state government for the partial support or improvement of a public local institution
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Virginia’s governor, the pro-Trump Glenn Youngkin, has threatened to cut state aid to cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE.
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Maxey did not respond to messages seeking further comment on his talks with county officials or the county's chances of gaining additional state aid.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
The European Commission—which provisionally approved the step in June after an inquiry found that Beijing’s state aid to auto manufacturers was unfair—now has free rein to impose steep tariffs for five years from the end of October.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
Maxey did not respond to messages seeking further comment on his talks with county officials or the county's chances of gaining additional state aid.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Those who qualify for a hardship deferment include people receiving certain types of federal or state aid.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 1 Dec. 2024
The European Commission—which provisionally approved the step in June after an inquiry found that Beijing’s state aid to auto manufacturers was unfair—now has free rein to impose steep tariffs for five years from the end of October.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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“State aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20aid. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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