The House State Affairs Committee approved Representative Chuck Clemons' bill giving the state of Florida control of Gainesville Regional Utilities on Wednesday. GRU is in significant debt. According ...

Q&A: GRU CEO Ed Bielarski on Gainesville’s November referendum for utility control GAINESVILLE –– On Nov. 4, Gainesville voters will decide who should control Gainesville Regional Utilities: the ...

On May 15, the Gainesville City Commission voted 6-1 to hold a special election in November. This election will retry a referendum to return control of Gainesville Regional Utilities to the city.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill headed to the House floor that focuses on municipal utilities and transparency for customers outside city limits could ...

The Florida Senate has approved a bill confirming state control of Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), sending the measure to the governor after a 29-6 vote ...

The Florida Senate voted to approve a bill on Wednesday giving the state control over any utility authority created by the legislature after Jan. 1, 2023.

Voters in the city of Gainesville on Tuesday approved a referendum that puts control of the city's utility in limbo following a court-ordered injunction against the measure issued in October. The ...

Gainesville leaders criticized a Senate vote that could determine GRU control, calling it a setback for home rule as the utility governance dispute continues.

Florida Senate approves measure that would confirm state authority over Gainesville utility ...

Florida Senate approves utilities bill 30-6 after multiple amendments ...

City of Gainesville residents for the second time in a year voted decisively on Nov. 4 to remove the article of the city's charter that created the GRU Authority, effectively dissolving the ...

A Florida bill could shift control of some municipal utilities, like Gainesville Regional Utilities, from local governments to the state. This legislation could override local voter-approved measures ...