Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers’ funding cut from $100M to $20M
State Rep. Patsy Hazlewood (R-Signal Mountain), who chairs the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee, speaks at a April 18 hearing. (Tennessee House of Representatives April 18 Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee hearing screenshot)
Gov. Lee proposed $100 million for the centers, which provide limited medical care and urge people not to terminate pregnancies. A Daily Memphian analysis found those centers’ revenue was about $20 million in 2020.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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