Florida House to hear Gainesville Regional Utilities state takeover bill
The Alachua County Legislative Delegation voted 4-1 March 16 to move a bill affecting Gainesville Regional Utilities to the floor of the Florida House of Representatives.
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The Alachua County Legislative Delegation voted 4-1 March 16 to move a bill affecting Gainesville Regional Utilities to the floor of the Florida House of Representatives.
A bill drafted for the Florida House of Representatives could put Gainesville Regional Utilities out of the city’s control.
More than 12,400 students voted in Student Government elections Feb. 28 and March 1, resulting in a Gator Party executive ticket win and Change Party Senate majority.
The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously to both sell the Gainesville Regional Utilities worker radio system to Alachua County and move forward with contract negotiations for a solar plant in Archer.
In the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Garden beside Gainesville City Hall, community organizers voiced their disapproval of the Gainesville Police Department’s announced return of its K-9 unit after a monthlong hiatus.
The Alachua County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to hold a public hearing on guidelines for cottage neighborhoods, the newest solution to the area’s affordable housing crisis.
In a time when political agreement has become more of an idea than a reality, Alachua County’s proposed meat processing facility has proven an unlikely unifier.
The Gainesville City Commission voted 4-3 against easing zoning restrictions for single family homes Thursday afternoon.
Alachua County commissioners clarified at a Tuesday meeting that the commission is looking into building a local meat processing facility, but they haven’t solidified anything yet.
Sherry Roberts cried when she and her husband, Albert, held the keys to their first home. It was the first time her family had owned property for generations.
Dave Conser is a big believer in nominative determinism, or when a name predicts one’s career.
The Florida House of Representatives District 22 seat is likely to remain red as two Gainesville Republicans announced their candidacies and aren’t yet facing Democratic opposition.
The Alachua County Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a spending plan worth millions for funding conservation and parks across the county.
Vincent Lahera owns a gun and has grown up around guns most of his life, but he’s apprehensive of Florida's newest gun legislation.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed businessperson and Republican Party donor Patrick Zalupski to the UF Board of Trustees Thursday.
Every day for 17 years, rain or shine, Tommie Johnson rode his bike to and from work on UF campus, despite Gainesville’s existing transit system.
The Gainesville City Commission voted 5-2 to approve zoning exceptions for a new apartment complex with 20 affordable units near UF’s Infinity Hall Feb. 2.
Former Gainesville mayor Stuart “Craig” Lowe was known for his quiet personality, but he never hesitated to proudly defend the issues he cared about most.
Joy Drawdy once admired the charm of small-town Micanopy. She loved its history and quaintness ever since she’d visited as a child from her home in Gainesville.
Surprising several commissioners, the Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday to start negotiations to make three temporary charter officers permanent after over a year of restructuring.