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Executive Office of Public Safety outlines FY26 priorities, warns of federal uncertainties
Summary
Secretary Terence Reedy told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means that the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s H1 request for FY26 is $1.7 billion, with the Executive Office itself recommended at $56 million — a $9.7 million reduction versus FY25 GAA driven by staff and grant cuts — and he warned that federal shifts could quickly force further changes.
Secretary Terence Reedy told the Joint Committee on Ways and Means in Clinton that the Healy–Driscoll administration’s H1 proposal for the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPS) totals $1.7 billion and includes a recommendation of $56 million for the Executive Office itself, down $9.7 million from FY25 GAA.
Reedy and his executive team described the H1 package as focused on sustaining core public-safety functions while prioritizing technology, training and reentry supports. He said the $1.7 billion request represents a year‑over‑year increase driven in part by collective bargaining costs, a new DOC health‑care contract and other non‑discretionary increases, but warned the Secretariat faces “uncertain waters” if large federal shifts occur.
The secretary listed programs and initiatives EOPS…
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