"raised state" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when describing an increase in rank, or the act of bringing someone or something up to a higher or more advanced level. For example, "The company's raised state of security kept their data safe from intruders."
California has raised state university tuition fees by 32%.
In recent months, Thein Sein has raised state pensions and brainstormed ways to tackle poverty.
But many governments, wary of unrest, have also raised state spending to potentially unsustainable levels.
This is the third Luxembourg tax ruling over which the commission has raised state aid concerns.
The Natural Resources Commission raised state parks fees for the second time in less than a year.
In a series of policy shifts, he first raised state taxes, then lowered them, and then raised them to a point where personal taxation had doubled.
The government has reluctantly raised state-controlled commodity prices: petrol, electricity and coal are all to be more expensive.
One other threat looms: the generosity of the 1996 farm bill (which handed the state's farmers an extra $260m last year and raised state-wide personal income by 0.2%) will run out in 2002; its loss might have repercussions beyond the farms.Yet it is hard to get worked up about these metaphorical clouds.
As a result of this reorganisation the CMF was greatly reduced, as 14 infantry battalions were disbanded altogether, while the 17 that remained gave up their old regional regimental ties and were reformed as part of the six newly raised State-based regiments.
Every time Carl McCall could vote to raise state taxes, he did vote to raise state taxes.
Mr. Grover hopes Indian lawmakers will raise state liquor taxes.
