{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Fresh Take Tennessee","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/freshtaketn","author_name":"Joshua Azriel","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/freshtaketn\/author\/xqv152\/","title":"Federal funding cuts shift state budgets - Fresh Take Tennessee","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SlTAcltO92\"><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=SlTAcltO92\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Federal funding cuts shift state budgets&#8221; &#8212; Fresh Take Tennessee\" data-secret=\"SlTAcltO92\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/freshtaketn\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2025\/10\/Tennessee_State_Capitol_-_Nashville_Tn_46595212294.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":751,"description":"A 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 \u2014 such as people aging into Social Security benefits \u2014 require states to take&hellip; Continue Reading"}