State agencies have submitted their budget requests to the Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, and most are jockeying for more money in FY 2026 despite cuts made to settle the state’s budget deficit in FY 2024 and 2025. Not all agency budget requests are available online yet, and OSPB did not respond to our reporter’s question about when they would be available. But some of the major agencies, like the Dept. of Public Safety and the Dept. of Environmental Quality have posted requests online, outlining the funding they’ll need to keep their agencies successful in the coming years. ADEQ submitted a detailed list of funding asks that included 15 items needing budgetary attention. Many of the agency’s budgetary limitations stem from fee-based programs that are not generating enough revenue to stay afloat and affecting ADEQ’s ability to comply with federal laws like the Clean Water Act. The agency is asking for over $28 million more in appropriated funds in FY 2026 to address issues like water contamination, air emissions, abandoned mines and hazardous waste. Meanwhile, DPS is asking for over $53 million more in appropriated funds to help finance state Highway Patrol projects and salaries and uniforms for officers. The agency is eliminating $770 million in funding for public safety equipment after lawmakers passed the most recent state budget. Other agencies are also likely to request more funding for FY 2026, but whether or not the state will have the money to grant those requests remains to be seen.