From http://www.americanprogress.org/
TENNESSEE: Another Southern state, Tennessee, could be among the hardest hit by the president's proposed budget. The state is slated to lose $303.9 million in discretionary grants, including $37.3 million for community and economic development and $3.2 million for low-income home energy assistance (LIHEAP). Health care and public housing were hit hard in the Volunteer State. According to FamiliesUSA, the budget would cost Tennessee $1.2 billion over 10 years in Medicaid funding, affecting "thousands of Tennessee children and senior citizens." In Memphis, local officials are concerned that "huge cuts" to HOPE VI and other federal housing programs will "severely curtail" plans to rehabilitate several older and decrepit neighborhoods.
