41.   But he said the state aid is needed by Neff.

42.   But he won praise from environmentalists for working to protect the Hudson River and from teachers unions for fighting to increase state aid to suburban schools.

43.   But her search for consensus never ends, and state aid has meanwhile been vastly increased.

44.   But other towns, faced with declining state aid and scarcer local tax dollars, began to consider new approaches.

45.   But Spence asserted that requirements for receiving the state aid were still unclear.

46.   But the second package of tax cuts, the one that the mayor described Tuesday, is premised on receiving additional state aid.

47.   But there are hurdles, starting with state aid.

48.   But the Democrats believe that voters will be less forgiving of the fallout from reductions in state aid to schools and municipalities.

49.   But the new state financial aid has also allowed some schools that perform very badly to remain open, thus depriving more capable institutions of funding.

50.   But under the proposed rules, school districts would receive only as much state aid per pupil as they now receive for students within the district.