1.0Fresh Take Tennesseehttps://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketnJoshua Azrielhttps://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/author/xqv152/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CW7QHQJGqm"><a href="https://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/2026/02/24/federal-funding-cuts-shift-state-budgets/">Federal funding cuts shift state budgets</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/2026/02/24/federal-funding-cuts-shift-state-budgets/embed/#?secret=CW7QHQJGqm" width="600" height="338" title="“Federal funding cuts shift state budgets” — Fresh Take Tennessee" data-secret="CW7QHQJGqm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blog.utc.edu/freshtaketn/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blog.utc.edu/app/uploads/sites/167/2025/10/Tennessee_State_Capitol_-_Nashville_Tn_46595212294.jpeg1280751A perfect storm has arrived on the ledgers of many state budgets, bearing down on the people who often need help the most including here in Tennessee. Federal and state policy decisions, the end of pandemic aid and long-term fiscal trends — such as people aging into Social Security benefits — require states to take… Continue Reading