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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Governor Albert Bryan Jr. says he supports protecting residents from rising transportation costs as the Virgin Islands Port Authority considers fee increases; he suggests discounts for St. John residents and fees for non-locals traveling to the British Virgin Islands.

Federal education funds are going unspent in the territory, costing schools millions; leaders urge reform to fix delays and ensure students benefit before time runs out.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with Senator Ray Fonseca who is urging a Chapter 9 restructuring or possible federal takeover of WAPA, citing the utility providers mounting debt, frequent blackouts in the STT/STJ district and years of mismanagement.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Last November lawmakers stalled legislation submitted by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. that provided for a judicial process that grants gender marker and name change on government-issued identification. Almost a year later, the governor took matters into his own hands, signing Executive Order no. 543-2025, establishing the formal process by which individuals in the VI may request a change to the gender marker on their official government-issued documents.

Senators Kenneth Gittens and Alma Francis Heyliger urge leadership to address Senator Carla Joseph’s ‘unprofessional’ behavior.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Government agencies joined forces in Frederiksted this week to clean up the abandoned senior center with plans to tackle the Vegetable Market in the town and address ongoing sanitation concerns. We speak with Senator Franklin Johnson, who sparked the call to action.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Lawmakers advanced a resolution that would honor Soca artist Dennis “Pumpa” Liburd that would rename the main entrance to Peters Rest Road and bestow upon him the symbolic key to the territory for his cultural contributions.

Lawmakers vote to reverse a 3% employer contribution hike to GERS and end the board’s authority to independently raise rates, raising new concerns over pension solvency.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The VI Department of Agriculture broke ground on the first of two 100,000-gallon cisterns in Estate Bordeaux on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Horseracing Commission is seeking guidance from the Attorney General’s Office on whether it can authorize off-track betting operations without a current racetrack franchise holder.

Wrongful death lawsuit alleges medical negligence at Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center after Samuel Ruiz Jr. dies outside while waiting for emergency care.