The phrase "state coffers" refers to the government's financial resources or treasury. It represents the funds that belong to a particular state or government, which it uses to pay for various public services, projects, and expenses. Full definition
And Tuesday's interminable «expose» of state - level tax - credit scholarship programs certainly deepens one's impression that the writer (and, presumably, her editors) is in love with anything that smacks of «public dollars» or «public schools» and at war with anything that might be seen as diverting even a penny from state coffers into the hands of parents to educate their kids at schools of their choice. (educationnext.org)
Cuomo's budget also would use $ 383 million from the $ 10.7 billion pot of settlement money that has flowed into state coffers from banks, insurance companies and automakers who settled claims for alleged misdeeds. (syracuse.com)
Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers are considering a number of options, including a special session, and revamping the state's tax code a means of generating more money for state coffers. (wxxinews.org)