JACKSON, Miss. – 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
The full Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Recommendation can be found here.