Sequestration

Friday's the day the mandatory across the board federal budget cuts take effect, a poison pill crafted by the Congress to make sure the Congress and White House would agree on more sane cuts.

Right.

The PEW's Stateline site has an interesting interactive showing how each state is likely to be impacted. Those like Alabama that receive a lot of Federal Aid (the spending we endlessly bash), will suffer more.
Click here for the U.S. map and select your state for a fact sheet.