Sentence examples for helped state from inspiring English sources

Flusher economic times helped state governments acknowledge that gambling's social costs outweighed whatever windfall could be had in tax revenue.

In one of his last successful campaigns, in 1998, he helped State Representative Roy Barnes win his race for governor of Georgia.

Mr. McCall said the performance of the pension fund had helped state and local taxpayers save $1.2 billion since 1996, as bills to government employers have decreased to zero for their share of the pension costs.

A string of steps to decentralize political power have helped state officials become increasingly powerful figures over the past 20 years, but recent polling shows that state governors regularly earn unfavourable ratings of more than 50%.

The Interest on Lawyer Account Fund is a mainstay for financing civil legal services, and when it rose, it helped state spending reach a high of nearly $16 million last year.

The school has always helped state and local officials in more systematic fashion, usually through the Center for Government Services, a kind of think tank for school finance, property taxation, reapportionment and similar issues.

The federal aid helped states survive the worst of the recession, but left a difficult legacy in some states.

He has also helped states prepare for the influx of millions of low-income people into Medicaid.

Race to the Top, with the help of governors from both parties, has helped states raise expectations and performance.

Later, federal land grants helped states build colleges nationwide.

The TANF Emergency Fund, among other things, helped states provide jobs for people with children.