Mr. Pataki would freeze general aid to schools at last year's level, offering no additional funds to cover enrollment growth.

New Jersey froze aid to towns and schools to help plug last spring's $6 billion budget shortfall - a sure formula for higher local taxes.

He froze aid to school districts and local governments, meaning that property taxes in some communities may increase.

Washington froze military and humanitarian aid to Thailand after the coup.

Europe, too, has frozen aid, as have the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, all so far without visible political effect.

It freezes aid to school districts and municipalities at this year's levels.

Mr. McGreevey's proposal would merely freeze aid to municipalities and local school districts.

A group of donor nations recently froze aid to the country to protest a spate of violent repression this spring.

The final budget raises the state aid to local districts by $420 million over last year's total, despite the governor's initial proposal to freeze aid.

They've frozen aid to cities, They've frozen aid to towns.