Executive Office of Public Safety seeks funding amid DOC staffing, training and election-security costs

Secretary Terrence Reedy, head of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, presented the Healy-Driscoll administration’s FY26 House 1 (H1) budget for the secretariat and its agencies, saying the package “reaffirms a deep commitment to delivering essential public safety services” while also highlighting budgetary pressures. The secretariat’s total was presented as $1,700,000,000, described in testimony as a 7% increase over FY25; House 1 includes specific reductions that the secretary said will force prioritization and follow‑up requests. Reedy told committee members the written testimony contains agency‑by‑agency detail and pledged follow‑up where questions could not be answered at the hearing.

Why it matters: The secretariat funds state police, the Department of Correction (DOC), emergency management, and public‑safety training. Committee members pressed agency heads on corrections staffing, training costs for municipal departments, the state’s role in immigration enforcement actions, and large event planning such as FIFA World Cup security — all items that could require additional state or federal resources.

Corrections and…