BY LIZ FARMER | MARCH 14, 2019 AT 3:12 PM
This week, President Trump introduced his vision for the federal government’s 2020 budget. It proposes slashing domestic spending by 9 percent, including a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Defense spending, on the other hand, would increase by 5 percent, or $34 billion.
Here are six things state and local officials should consider when reviewing the administration’s proposal.