Legislature Pulls Local Funding based on Statue Removal. Who. What. Where. How.

Who: The Tennessee House 

What: The Tennessee House revoked $250,000 in Funding

Where: The revocation hits Memphis, which had removed Confederate statues, and directly impacts Memphis’ bicentennial celebration

How? Memphis is alleged to have acted against the State Historical Commission by moving possession of  two public parks to a nonprofit

The Tennessean | House punishes Memphis for removing Confederate statues with $250,000 budget cut