Appalachian Regional Commission Cuts by State in the Trump Budget

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The Trump Budget: Harming West Virginians in Appalachia
Matt Karlson, right, and Chris Ward, walk across a suspension bridge between rock formations in Circleville, West Virginia, on March 24, 2015. (AP/ Jonathan Drew)
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The Trump Budget: Harming West Virginians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost West Virginia millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Virginians in Appalachia
The town of Duffield, Virginia, is shown on February 6, 2015. (AP/Wade Payne)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Virginians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Virginia millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Tennesseans in Appalachia
A man sits near Nickajack Lake in Marion County, Tennessee, on March 15, 2005. (AP/Mark Gilliland)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Tennesseans in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Tennessee millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming South Carolinians in Appalachia
A visitor takes a photograph from the top of Sassafras Mountain, the highest peak in South Carolina, on September 27, 2014. (AP/Bruce Smith)
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The Trump Budget: Harming South Carolinians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost South Carolina millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Pennsylvanians in Appalachia
A bicyclist takes in the river view approaching Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2012. (AP/Cal Woodward)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Pennsylvanians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Pennsylvania millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Ohioans in Appalachia
A farmhouse sits in Carrollton, Ohio, on September 19, 2012. (AP/Tony Dejak)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Ohioans in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Ohio millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming North Carolinians in Appalachia
Western North Carolina mountains are seen from a lookout on the Blue Ridge Parkway on October 21, 2016. (AP/Bruce Smith)
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The Trump Budget: Harming North Carolinians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost North Carolina millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming New Yorkers in Appalachia
A pedestrian crosses the main street of a New York town on November 3, 2016. (AP/Mike Groll)
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The Trump Budget: Harming New Yorkers in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost New York millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Mississippians in Appalachia
Lee Youngblood talks about the carbon capture power plant in De Kalb, Mississippi, on November 16, 2015. (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Mississippians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Mississippi millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Marylanders in Appalachia
A couple rides bicycles on the Allegheny Highlands Trail near Frostburg, Maryland. (AP/John A. Bone)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Marylanders in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Maryland millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Kentuckians in Appalachia
Downtown streets are seen from a mountaintop in Harlan, Kentucky, on October 20, 2014. (AP/David Goldman)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Kentuckians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Kentucky millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Georgians in Appalachia
The Tallapoosa River sits dry from drought conditions in Georgia on October 26, 2016. (AP/David Goldman)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Georgians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Georgia millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham

The Trump Budget: Harming Alabamians in Appalachia
A train track runs through a town in Alabama on December 6, 2016. (AP/Brynn Anderson)
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The Trump Budget: Harming Alabamians in Appalachia

President Trump’s proposal to dissolve the Appalachian Regional Commission would cost Alabama millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.

Sunny Frothingham