Federal Government

noun

1. the national government of a federated state, such as that of Australia located in Canberra

Example Sentences

Iowa and Nebraska reject U.S. money for a summer children’s food program even though the federal government is picking up the tab.

From Los Angeles Times

The truth is, of course, that in the most significant expansion of the program, under the ACA, 100% of the cost of covering the new enrollees was borne by the federal government from 2016 through 2018, gradually declining to 90% in 2020 and thereafter.

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The truth is that this was originally part of the ACA, but it was invalidated by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the federal government must give states the choice of whether to accept the expansion.

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“We are concerned about a federal government that gives local governments the green light to follow their worst political instinct, instead of what we know works,” Visotzky said.

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Though cities and states set their own homeless policies, the federal government controls most of the money and can shift the balance by tying grant money to requirements that force localities to shift tactics.

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