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Maine has a highway budget gap, but an environmentalist decried the idea of taxing vehicles that are designed, in part, to help the environment.
With Washington consumed by how President Donald Trump may be redefining the party of Reagan, a closer look at the president's proposed budget reveals that he may be reviving the politics of Reagan. But brace yourself for the spooky suspense looming with his Reaganesque-ideas on infrastructure.
Released a day before St. Patrick's Day, "America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again," (the phrase "Make America Great Again" originated from President Ronald Reagan himself) is a trillion-dollar pot in search of fiscal 2018 gold. Trump proposes a large increase in defense spending (over $54 billion) which would be offset by a like-amount decrease in other discretionary spending (environment, housing, transportation). His plan, accordingly, has drawn logical comparisons to Reagan's first budget.