Article: Governors Warned of Fallout From Bush Budget;State and ...
The Washington Post;  February 27, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... of State Budget Officers found that the flexible freeze called for in the Bush budget could reduce federal aid to state and local governments by as much as $5 billion and would underfund the cost of welfare reform implementation by more than ...

Article: MAINE TO GET $25 MILLION IN FEDERAL AID FOR ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  July 7, 1998 ;     460 words ... ... receive $25 million of the $48 million approved by Congress in May to provide relief to the region's forests. State and local governments and private landowners in Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont will be eligible for assistance. New York is scheduled ...

Article: Pawlenty announces $17 million in flood aid; Relief package, ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... to announce the package, which would primarily assist local governments and homeowners. "There were some anxious times and incredible ... state and local work already underway." He wants to give local governments a break from the requirement that they have to match federal ...

Article: Competition among States and Local Governments: ...
Government Finance Review;  April 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... marketplace, as state and local governments compete for business firms ... federal government. In "Federal Aid to States and Localities ... presents a rationale for federal aid to state (and local) governments. She says that because ...

Article: 1996 federal budget likely to cut aid to state and local ...
The Bond Buyer;  January 5, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... State and local governments can expect at least a 10% cut in federal aid in President Clinton ... Aid to state and local governments makes up the majority ... billion less in federal aid to state and local governments. With a Republican ...

Article: MAYORS WANT MORE FEDERAL AID TO HELP SOLVE CITIES' ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  June 12, 1988 ;     299 words ... ... Saturday urged an increase in federal aid to cities and greater local ... administration have given local governments little role to play in dealing with the nation's ills. Federal aid to local governments dropped 37.8 percent between ...

Article: Funds, Weather Buoy Firefighters; Montana to Get Federal ...
The Washington Post;  August 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured a blackened Montana landscape today, promising federal aid for local governments strapped by the expense of fighting this summer's wildfires. A child's bicycle smoldered in a field ...