Text: Since the underlying concern is that many states may be asking for federal assistance when they would have resources to handle more of their own needs if they collected revenues owing to them, case studies of a representative sample of states coupled with examination of the special interest state could be an efficient strategy for ensuring that we had a comprehensive understanding of what was happening and why.
Entailment: An underlying concern for many states is requesting for federal assistance.
Contradiction: States are not concerned with requesting federal assistance for resources.