He would also increase state aid by $382 million, to $14.1 billion in the 2001-2002 school year.

Finally, I should like to make a point about state aid.

There is never enough state aid to go around even in good times.

In individual cases, we may also need State aid for this.

There has been no other case of such large State aid as that which we have seen in your country.

"We could use a little more understanding in terms of state aid," he said.

Officials expect to lose $50,000 to $75,000 in state aid next year.

"Yet over the next five years we will lose about $2.8 million in state aid."

The governor had already told local officials not to expect any increase in state aid.

The new authority will give the county $105 million in state aid over the next five years.