Starting Monday, the City & Borough of Juneau will begin construction at the Valley Transit Center to install electric bus chargers for Capital Transit. During the project, the public parking lot, restrooms, and EV chargers will be unavailable. Passenger pick-ups and drop-offs will shift to the Park & Ride lot. Work is expected to be completed by mid-summer. For updates, visit juneaucapitaltransit.org.

The City & Borough of Juneau will hold a special assembly meeting on April 5 to introduce the city’s Fiscal Year 26 budget. The proposed $537 million operating budget excludes school district funding, which is set at just under $95 million—an increase of $9.5 million from last year.

House Bill 137, currently in the House Judiciary Committee, would allow the state to apply for Permanent Fund Dividends on behalf of eligible residents behind on child support who fail to file for their PFDs.

House Bill 16, introduced in the House State Affairs Committee, seeks to change Alaska’s campaign finance rules. The bill proposes shifting contribution limits to a per-election-cycle basis, raising the individual-to-candidate limit from $500 per year to $2,000 per cycle, and increasing the group-to-candidate limit to $4,000 per cycle.

House Bill 98, now before the legislature, would establish classroom size limits for different grade levels in the Anchorage School District. The limits would not apply to subjects like music, art, or PE.

Senate Bill 128, introduced Friday, would formally establish a state Department of Agriculture, continuing efforts that stalled after Governor Mike Dunleavy’s executive order was rejected by the legislature.

The board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has approved a deal making Glenfarne Group the majority owner of the Alaska LNG project. AGDC will transfer 75% of its 8-Star Alaska subsidiary, which manages project assets, to Glenfarne.