Don’t panic over Trump’s budget, Murkowski says

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature, Feb. 22, 2017. Murkowski says the U.S. Congress won’t pass Donald Trump’s first budget, which would hit Alaska hard. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
The White House today released an outline of President Donald Trump’s first budget.
As expected, the document calls for cutting government programs to offset a big increase in defense spending.
The budget cuts would hit Alaska hard — if Con