regional state aid

• ; Power Project Profits Fail to Flow to Region

More than $100 million in anticipated state aid to help revitalize the regional economy is stuck in political limbo. State officials, under the gun two years ago, agreed in principle to invest a portion of the New York Power Authority's considerable profits, mostly generated by its hydropower plant in Lewiston, to promote economic development in Western New York.

• Buffalo News
• July 11, 2011

• Va Offers Idea for Regional Cemetery ; If State Buys Land, Federal Aid Follows

A cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region should be run by the state of Colorado, not the federal government, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Wednesday. In Denver to open a housing project for veterans recovering from substance abuse, Nicholson said he's getting an earful from Colorado's congressional delegation about a veterans cemetery for Colorado Springs but can't commit his agency to the project because of federal regulations.

• Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
• February 02, 2007

• Legislature Fallout Hinges On Williams -- Upheavals to Depend On House Speaker's Committees, If Republicans Oust Him

NASHVILLE - Can the Tennessee legislature move past the raw anger that erupted over last week's Democratic-engineered election of a maverick Republican as House speaker, a Republican bitterly opposed by his party's majority? What are the ramifications for Greater Memphis of the political upheavals at the State Capitol, where issues like turning the Shelby County Schools into a special school district and state aid for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis are decided?

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• January 19, 2009

• State kicks in $1 million to aid regional growth plan.

Apparently realizing the urgency of San Diego County's transportation and housing needs, the state will fund the majority of the regional plan being p...

• San Diego Business Journal
• March 18, 2002

• Mt. Blue School District Faces More Than $1 Million in Budget Cuts

FARMINGTON -- The Mt. Blue Regional School District will need a budget $1 million less than this fiscal year, because less state aid is expected for 2011-12, community members were told this week. Between $1 million and $1.5 million in state subsidy is anticipated to be eliminated for the fiscal year that begins July 1, Superintendent Michael Cormier said at an informational meeting Tuesday by the school board.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• January 28, 2011

• Westwood School Board Oks Program

WESTWOOD -- The Westwood Regional Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution this week to use additional state aid to fund a new elementary language arts curriculum. The school district received an additional $455,099 from the state for the 2011-12 school year when Governor Christie announced revised state aid figures last month.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 27, 2011

• Empire State Development Holding L.I. Workshop

The Empire State Development Corporation announced today it will be holding regional public forums to aid groups requesting funding for projects through New York state's new Consolidated Funding Application. The CFA is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional economic development council initiative, seeking to stimulate job growth and economic recovery. Rather than having differing applications for funding from multiple state agencies, the initiative allows an economic development project to only require one application and be eligible for funding from up to nine state agencies and authorities.

• Long Island Business News
• October 12, 2011

• A Surprise for District: Smaller Cut in State Aid ; Rsu 23 Is Relieved That Its Loss Will Not Be $2 Million but, at Worst, $200,000.

The school district covering Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Dayton finds itself in an enviable situation for the next fiscal year, because it doesn't face a huge cut in state aid. School officials said Wednesday that Regional School Unit 23 will get $30,000 to $200,000 less in state aid for 2010-11, depending on how the Legislature distributes penalty funds collected from districts that failed to comply with Maine's school consolidation law.

• Portland Press Herald
• February 11, 2010

• School Election Guides ; Candidates Focusing On Finances, Facilities

The challenges facing the Passaic Valley Regional High School District in the coming year are all about funding and facilities, Board of Education candidates say. Officials overseeing the district, which encompasses West Paterson, Little Falls and Totowa, were disappointed in the 2 percent increase in state aid for 2008-09, while neighboring regional districts such as Manchester and Lakeland saw aid increases of 10 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• April 17, 2008

• Nationalization Continuing ; Chavez's Moves Threaten to Curtail Foreign Investment

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has launched a new round of nationalizations as his nation faces skyrocketing debt in its state- owned oil industry - a potential threat to social programs and regional aid projects, government officials say. Venezuela, a leading member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), relies on oil for 93 percent of its revenues, which have declined drastically owing to the plunge in world oil prices.

• The Washington Times
• May 12, 2009