Tennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues
. Already this year, the Volunteer State has rebuffed federal funding designed to prevent and treat HIV and money that would help clinics serving low-income women. Now, GOP lawmakers are talking about cutting off nearly $1.8 billion in federal education dollars — much of it targeted to serve low-income students, English learners and students with disabilities. “I think this trend in declining federal funds really is alarming,” said state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, a Democrat from Memphis.
Even states that threaten to reject federal money often stop short when it comes to education, because such funding is limited and many schools rely on that money for special education, students with disabilities and English learners. The U.S. Department of Education criticized the idea earlier this year as “political posturing' as Tennessee has emerged as a leader in enacting the most anti-LGBTQ laws in the United States.
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