Governor wants to restore Capitol Police cuts
Lord Protector Tate Reeves issued the following press release and budget.
Governor Tate Reeves today released his Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Recommendation. The Budget Recommendation highlights an agenda focused on continuing Mississippi’s record-breaking economic development efforts, training Mississippians for the jobs of the future, improving mental health outcomes, enhancing public safety, supporting Mississippi’s courts, and maintaining Mississippi’s nation-leading education gains.
“Since I’ve been governor, we’ve sent a clear message to the private sector that our state has what it takes to help companies succeed in record time,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “Together, we’ve finalized the four largest economic development projects in state history and created thousands of high-paying jobs across every region in Mississippi. In 2024, Mississippi was second in America for household income growth. We were also seventh for jobs reshored, before rising to third in the first quarter of 2025.
“During my time as governor, together, we’ve witnessed Mississippi’s unemployment rate reach an all-time low, built the second-fastest growing economy in the United States and delivered the fourth fastest-growing per capita income in all of America. The ‘Mississippi Momentum’ is real and our people are better off because of it.
“In the classroom, the ‘Mississippi Miracle’ continues. Our students are learning more than ever before, and they’re proving to the country that conservative reforms in education work. Mississippi students are leading the nation in fourth grade reading and math gains. In fact, our fourth graders are performing so well that they are now Number 9 and Number 16 in reading and math, respectively. In 2014, Mississippi was 48th in education. Today, we’re 16th.
“Through our collective efforts, Mississippi is writing new and impressive chapters for its history books. We are charting a better and more prosperous course for our state and her people that will last for generations. I am excited for what the future holds for Mississippi and proudly share several of my priorities for FY 2027.”
Governor Reeves’ top priorities for Fiscal Year 2027 include:
• Building a stronger economy for all Mississippi
• Preparing/supporting Mississippi’s workforce for the high-paying jobs of the next 50 years
• Improving mental health outcomes and helping keep Mississippians safe
• Supporting Mississippi’s courts
• Maintaining the Mississippi Miracle and giving parents more control in education
Kingfish note: Highlights of the budget are:
* The Governor wants to create a $100 million energy infrastructure bank (p.3)
* Creating a "tri-share" child care model for employers, employees, and the state. (p.4). It will be used to help workers who can't pay for child-care who don't qualify for traditional financial assistance. The model is used in other states. Governor Reeves wants to invest $1 million in the program.
* Invest $9 million in three 16-bed stand-alone adult psychiatric emergency service sites, one in each Supreme Court district. (p.6). Invest $5 million to establish a second 16-bed crisis stabilization unit and a 28-bed secure adolescent residential substance abuse disorder unit.
* Safer Capital City. The Governor asks Legislature to restore $1.5 million it cut from the Capitol Police budget this year and add another $1.5 million so the agency can better patrol the expanded CCID. The legislature cut 30 PINs from CP this year with no warning as it took place during the special session instead of the usual appropriation process. (p.8)
* Invest $15 million in MEMA Disaster Trust Fund
* Create 25 Youth Court Chancellors and staff. Cost: $12.75 million (P.9)
* Appropriate $2.1 million for an increase in pay raises for trial and appellate judges. (p.10)
* Budget remains the same for watchdog agencies such as the Ethics Commission and the State Auditor.
* DFA's budget is cut $7 million
* MDOC's budget gets a $3 million increase.
* DPS is cut $8 million
* General fund revenue estimate is $7.5 billion.
22 comments:
Legislature cut budget for police. Well that just makes so much sense cause there's not a crime problem at all.
Thanks Gov for trying to get it back in. Legislature--perhaps we can cut your budget.
Glad to see him double down on the CCID. I don't live or work in Jackson but I'm happy with my tax dollars stabilizing the area. There is no Clinton, Ridgeland, Madison, Flowood, Byram, etc. without Jackson. A stronger Jackson is a stronger Mississippi and it seems there is finally an administration that can be trusted to move things in the right direction.
The Capital Police CCID is working, so by all means lets cut its budget behind closed doors.
John Horhn and the City of Jackson owe us some funds, kill the JPD…
Thanks Mayor Horhne
Why are my tax dollars paying for JPD? Will Jackson send money elsewhere in the State? I’d rather have more police in my City than fund Jackson’s mistakes year after year. Why should we do that?
DPS getting an $8m cut is scary. Why? This state’s biggest problem is crime.
Can we please stop throwing money at jobs programs and admit that the companies we bribe to come here by giving away the store on taxes just bring in their own people and H1Bs instead of hiring some local guy with an IQ of 80 that went to some taxpayer funded class?
I do not think we as a state should pay for Capitol Police for Jackson. It’s not proper to tax people in Tupelo for a service they will not benefit from. It will never happen but they also need to get rid of Highway Patrol and give that money to county sheriff’s dept.
Had Mayor Mary ever begged for money in Madison? Has Gluckstadt ever begged for money?
Jackson needs to stand on its own feet. We are not subsidizing that.
All this is great, however Tate is so anti rural health care it is disgusting. And it would not be so bad if he would see that UMMC got the proper funding to pick up the pieces in the areas that are rapidly becoming "health care deserts" for a number of reasons.
Louisiana will soon copy Mississippi to protect its cities. This is a milestone. Well done and that’s from a non fan.
For those complaining about funding Capitol Police, remember the state does not pay property taxes. At least this way, you’re self funding what matters versus taxing the state owned properties across the City of Jackson and Hinds County, giving that money to the jurisdiction and losing the control of the funding.
A Big missing piece in MS - HEALTHCARE. Our doctors use out dated protocols. They are not compassionate but running to make the next $. When government puts rules on the medical establishment (these rules hit nationwide), MS doctors push the problem on the patient. The declining number of doctors are being replaced with DOs. While DOs are a heck of a lot more compassionate, they are still less educated. To stay here means lower quality of care and medical care still
working like it is 2015 while a lot of new developments have occurred since then. Again this is the kingdom of MS where the white, educated but doesn’t use their brain, arrogant man has his power. The results show it.
"Invest $9 million in three 16-bed stand-alone adult psychiatric emergency service sites..."
I suggest $232 million for a 135 bed psychiatric, in patient facility to be located in Jackson.
I know it’s horseshit when a politician uses the word “invest” while talking about the government spending money.
I just read China is bringing $25,000,000,000 to Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office to settle her Covid lawsuit. State could put that money in a Trust Fund, and all our State’s Financial problems are over. I’m sure China will deliver by next week.
It's insane to have both the Capitol police and JPD show up at the same place for a domestic call from an immature young married couple in our neighborhood have a verbal argument. And, as nice as both are, JPD is far better trained and equipped to deal with "crime" and more likely to get the address right.
This is truly a GOP boondoogle.
Does anyone have the details surrounding the cut to the Capitol PD? Who led the charge to get that inserted and who agreed to it in committee?
Capitol PD has done a good job. Give them whatever they need. With the expanded CCID, I would guess that they could use another 100 officers.
"adult psychiatric emergency service sites"
Thank you.
The Capitol Police are supposed to be fighting crime, not conducting speed traps on the interstate. If they have time to do the latter, then they aren't really needed.
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