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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 years

Overnight in #Gainesville someone painted a @tompetty mural along Southwest 34th Steet. #RIPTomPetty

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 years

"Old Joe" #Confederate statue in Gainesville being removed just days after #charlottsville

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Today’s front page of The Gainesville Sun

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Gainesville officials will give @LauraJaneGrace a Key to the City during this year’s @thefestfl . She’s the first rockstar to receive the honor since Tom Petty in 2006.

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Gainesville officials will give @LauraJaneGrace a Key to the City during this year’s @thefestfl . She’s the first rockstar to receive the honor since Tom Petty in 2006.

Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! set to be honored with Key to the City of Gainesville

"This doesn’t even seem f---ing real," the rockstar said when told the news. "I’m honored, truly honored.”

www.gainesville.com

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@AACaplan

5 years

The Alachua County school district has given producers the green light to film Eastside QB @GVOaant and his teammates for the Netflix show QB1

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7 months

Scoop: A lawsuit has been filed against @GovRonDeSantis after he appointed 3 board members to the GRU Authority who don’t live within city limits as the law requires.

Gainesville residents file lawsuit against DeSantis for GRU Authority appointments

The lawsuit calls for the governor to rescind the three appointments announced last week and questions whether the openings were legally noticed.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 years

"Old Joe" #Confederate statue in Gainesville being removed just days after #charlottsville

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@AACaplan

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Scoop: @GovRonDeSantis appointed 3 of the 5 members to the new GRU board that strips away Gainesville's century-long control of its utility. Not one lives within city limits, as required by law.

DeSantis names 3 to join the new GRU board. None live in city limits as required by law

HB-1645, which spurred the creation of the new GRU Authority, requires four of five members to be city voters. None of DeSantis' first three are.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

6 months

Some personal news: This is my last week as editor for The Gainesville Sun. I’ve cherish this role greatly and all those I’ve worked with along my 10-yr career but was given an opportunity too good to pass up that will allow me to better provide for my kids.

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1 year

Today’s Sunday cover for the @GainesvilleSun featuring @LauraJaneGrace

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7 years

Spencer calls event early, says UF "failed" bcuz how disruptive crowd was during his talk. #SpencerAtUF

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Andrew Caplan

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6 months

Hey Fest attendees! Here are the details for the Key to the City presentation for @LauraJaneGrace 🥳 Friday will be proclaimed Laura Jane Grace Day in Gainesville. Rad.

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6 years

Gainesville’s own @LessThanJake took the main stage at the final @VansWarpedTour in Tampa and people went nuts. LTJ has played 439 (?) shows at Warped Tour, more than any other band.

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Update: The only Gainesville resident told me they weren’t among the list of original applicants. It seems they were recruited to join the board AFTER we reported the first 3 lived outside city limits and the Gov’s office scrambled to find qualified Republican city residents.

Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 months

Gov. DeSantis just named the last 2 GRU board members, including a 4th non-city resident, despite legal requirements and a pending lawsuit.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

Like many Gannett newsrooms, the Gainesville Sun was also hit pretty hard by layoffs today. It’s a rough day. Can’t say enough about the wonderful team I’ve worked with since coming here, especially those leaving us. Please support local journalism.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

I will be leaving @GainesvilleSun at the end of next week and will transition to @thestate in Columbia, SC. I’d like to thank all my coworkers for being amazing! I’ve absolutely loved my time here. Also, big ups to all the sources that took my many calls.✌️

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Andrew Caplan

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2 years

It took years but Citrus County has finally honored @Miles_Teller with his own day.👏👏👏

Miles Teller gets his day in Citrus County

June 27, 2022, will be known as Miles Teller Day in Citrus County.

www.chronicleonline.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

1 year

Gators QB Jalen Kitna has been arrested by Gainesville police after they say he shared child sex abuse images from his Discord account. Police executed the search warrant today and took his electronic devices.

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Andrew Caplan

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5 years

Today I did a thing.

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6 years

My kid is among the group of 5th graders heading to @GatorsFB game today. He’s pretty excited about it. Thanks @UF !

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Andrew Caplan

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7 months

Just one day after being appointed, the governor's office confirmed to The Sun that one of the GRU Authority board members resigned. The member was not in city limits or a GRU electric customer, as required.

GRU Authority board member resigns after residency requirements questioned

At Wednesday's meeting, several Gainesville residents noted that four of the five weren't eligible for the position, due to requirements in HB-1645.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

Goodbye, Gainesville. It’s been real 👋 (And no, the little one isn’t riding in the truck)

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@tompetty The mural is next to the 1990 murder victims, which is deemed untouchable by locals. Petty's mural could very well follow same rule.

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6 months

Alachua County's school superintendent publicly denied The Sun's reporting that he brought a Bible into a meeting and referenced scripture to accuse people of backstabbing him. Facing legal action from the paper, the district now admits it happened.

District acknowledges superintendent brought Bible into meeting, referenced scripture

Despite Superintendent Shane Andrew publicly denying bringing a Bible into a meeting and referencing scripture, the district now admits it happened.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

This week marks my final few days working with the amazing team at The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C. I'll be forever grateful to those who welcomed and helped me navigate a new state in the midst of a pandemic. I'll miss this place and its people more than you'll know.

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Andrew Caplan

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7 months

While some may argue this isn’t a big deal, the law is clear. In 2021, he removed an Alachua County School Board member for living a few hundred feet outside her district. Last year, a county commissioner resigned out of fear of removal for living across town.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

For those wondering, I'll be heading back to Florida where I'll be news editor for the Gainesville Sun.

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Andrew Caplan

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7 years

Had an awesome time interviewing @Miles_Teller today at @LecantoHigh . Thanks to the Teller family and all for attending.

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3 years

THREAD: Some SC lawmakers argue that “hidden earmarks” aren’t really hidden and that anyone can find and see them. Well, we spent more than a year and went back 5 years on these payouts and still don’t know who half the lawmakers are that directed payments to pet projects.

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Andrew Caplan

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7 years

Summary of event: Crowd chanted over Spencer. Spencer argued for 30+mins about being allowed to talk, called 25 mins early. #SpencerAtUF

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Andrew Caplan

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10 months

Loved the other bands at Sad Summer Fest yesterday but @lsdunes really set it over the top for me!🦂

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Andrew Caplan

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6 months

. @DikembeDudes mystery set! @thefestfl

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6 months

Today in Gainesville is officially @LauraJaneGrace Day!

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

Today was my last day at @GainesvilleSun . Of course, I’m here late, but there’s some solid news stories coming soon. Be sure to check out the paper this weekend.✌️

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7 years

Confederate statue almost down

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1 year

Thank you to the @FLPressClub for an another awesome evening. Good to see old friends and the great work of so many talented journalists be recognized in such trying times.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

Students coming to the University of Florida over the last decade have been overcharged and steered into a freshman orientation program that generated millions of dollars for UF when cheaper options could have been available.

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4 years

Excuse me. What?

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Georgia teens will no longer need to pass a formal driving test to get a driver's license due to the pandemic. They will only need parents approval:

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I will be joining the communications department for Alachua County. That’s right, the Gov’ment baby! That’s not to say I won’t still be writing news & local happenings, including Fest! I like to think of it as the county investing resources into “local public news.”

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5 years

Hello, Columbia!👋

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@AACaplan

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Gov. DeSantis just named the last 2 GRU board members, including a 4th non-city resident, despite legal requirements and a pending lawsuit.

DeSantis breaks from bill, appoints 4th GRU Authority member not in Gainesville limits

Despite Republican Rep. Chuck Clemons' bill saying four of five members must be inside city limits, the governor appointed a majority who aren't.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 months

Support local print journalism

Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 months

Scoop: @GovRonDeSantis appointed 3 of the 5 members to the new GRU board that strips away Gainesville's century-long control of its utility. Not one lives within city limits, as required by law.

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3 years

Over the past year, The State newspaper has reported how Sen. Jackson has helped steer millions in taxpayer $$ over the years to his church and its nonprofit, where he’s pastor and board member. Some of that money was unaccounted for and spent on ways other than intended.

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Sen. Darrell Jackson proposed taking away a sales tax exemption for newspaper’s not based in the state of South Carolina, referring to a newspaper that recently moved its printing operations to Charlotte. This would not impact the Post and Courier. #sctweets

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@LessThanJake drummer @lessthanvinnie tat shop is a collector's paradise. Check out the story in today's Gvil Sun.

Collector's paradise

Wunderland Custom Tattooing serves as a hub for Vinnie Fiorello’s many creations and showcases work from lesser-known artists.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

Thank you to @tolleybri @GinaNSmith and everyone @thestate ❤️🙏

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Andrew Caplan

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7 years

I had the chance to do this really rad interview with @FrankIero before he starts his tour. Check it out:

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Andrew Caplan

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4 years

No @thefestfl this year, but I got this from the No Idea webstore (in addition to the Thursday night streams) to get me through🤗

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Andrew Caplan

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4 years

Following the primary races in Alachua County, FL tonight. Couldn’t help but notice what a historic night it is for that region, regardless of your politics. Allow me to briefly explain:

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Andrew Caplan

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5 years

Another round of layoffs at GateHouse papers today ... Can’t stress enough to people (and GH) the importance of investing and supporting local journalism.

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@AACaplan

5 years

Shoutout to the @TheAlligator reporter who caught this reaction during last night’s election.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

6 years

Floridians: Anything lower than a Cat 4 hurricane calls for a party. Also Floridians: It’s going to rain and be 30 degrees! Stay off the roads, indoors and cancel school! 😱

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

Happy to announce (for the second year in a row) that I’ve placed 3rd for Gatehouse’s Beat Reporter of the Year. Props to Brad McClenny placing 3rd for Videographer of the Year and to our awesome staff at @GainesvilleSun for placing 3rd in Newspaper of the Year! #GoTeam

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@GateHouse_Media

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We’re super excited to be announcing the winners of our annual Best of GateHouse contest today! Join us at noon Central for a Facebook live event, as we present awards to several of our top winners.

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4 years

Thank you, @FLPressClub 🤘

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10 months

I finally secured the highly desired set times for Sad Summer Fest in Jax today

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6 months

At @thefestfl main stage: @LessThanJake plays “Hello Rockview” in full to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The album was recorded a few blocks down the road.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

So many people over several years have been involved in making this project a reality. Tomorrow 👇

The State Newspaper

@thestate

2 years

Columbia's 29203 ZIP code has one of the Deep South's highest rates of diabetic amputations. The State examines what makes it medically dangerous for diabetics and what can be done to better serve them. Stay tuned for the full project, Cut Off, publishing Thursday.

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4 years

I wanna give props again to all the brave reporters covering these protests, and not just those working for @thestate . These are intense scenes at times, but we all recognize the importance of telling these stories.

Columbia endures night of downtown violence after George Floyd protest

“This is not Columbia,” said city manager Teresa Wilson, on the verge of tears at a press conference. “Those that are here to do harm, you need to leave immediately.”

www.thestate.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

11 months

Extremely honored and humbled to have our project “Cut Off” receive a @mcclatchy Presidents Award. The announcement comes on the same day that construction begins on Laura Curry’s new home.

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7 years

Crowd tells Spencer "it's your fault" for the tragic events that unfolded in Charlottesville #SpencerATUF

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@AACaplan

7 years

@GPDBenTobias goes viral again with a simple tweet.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

3 years

Voters in Richland County sought to elect Tupac, Joe Exotic, Optimus Prime, Trump, @dtravisbland , @AveryGWilks , a goldfish, Baby Yoda, Dracula, Turdburglar, and a dirty sock to various local offices.

Richland voters sought to elect Mickey Mouse, Tupac, Joe Exotic, Trump to local offices

A goldfish, Dawn Staley, Baby Yoda and “a dirty sock” were also among the longshot write-ins submitted by voters.

www.thestate.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

Thank you to @SCPressAssoc for recognizing our team’s work on hidden earmarks last year. I had to send in over 70 FOI requests so that @Lucasgsl6 and I could build a first of its kind database of these projects, going back 5 years, to show where $100M of taxpayer money was spent.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

2 years

Single-family zoning is no more in Gainesville after a split commission vote. The city is the first in Florida to do away with the zoning classification.

Gainesville commissioners eliminate single-family zoning citywide after split 4-3 vote

City officials voted 4-3 to ditch single-family zoning throughout Gainesville, which would allow developers to build multi-family housing around town.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 months

@Tarheel_City @PeterSchorschFL @GovRonDeSantis It’s actually 7th in the state. FL Public Utilities is 1st. Duke is 2nd. Ocala is 3rd. FPL is 4th.

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7 years

Cameron Padgett calls crowd a disgrace to 1st Amend and says they're a bunch of POS #SpencerAtUF

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3 years

An engagement at @thefestfl is a marriage built to last! But this one is more special bcuz it’s a proposal at a Wolf-Face show!

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@AACaplan

5 years

This article was the result of months of digging through hundreds of documents. It shows how a behind-the-scenes GOP operative used shadowy tactics to help elect dozens of candidates to office, including 15 of Florida’s 23 Republican state senators.

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3 years

Under existing SC laws, the payments are completely legal, despite being cloaked in secrecy & its lack of accountability. It really shouldn’t take a team of reporters in a yearlong effort to show taxpayers how their money is being spent — in some cases we can’t. But here we are

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2 years

After successfully keeping its presidential search entirely in the dark, UF has finally released its candidate list for who will succeed Kent Fuchs: Republican Sen. Ben Sasse. That’s it. That’s the list.

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 years

Check out this @LessThanJake story by @DanielTSmithson in today's paper

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2 years

In Columbia’s 29203 ZIP code live are a group of resilient survivors who are doing their best to navigate a system where the odds are stacked against them. It didn’t have to be this way.

Diabetics are losing their limbs at an alarming rate in this SC ZIP code. Here’s why

In a north Columbia zip code, limbs are being amputated at an alarming rate. It doesn’t have to be this way.

www.thestate.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

3 years

Thank you @thefestfl Thank you @AWILHELMSCREAM Thank you @GainesvilleGov Until next time!🥳 #Fest19

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

Please support your local paper. This can be done by simply subscribing. Specifically, I hope people in Gainesville/Alachu County area support the @GainesvilleSun , your leading local news organization.

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7 years

Here's the video of the crowd welcoming Spencer to UF #SpencerAtUF

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7 years

Updated story:

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7 years

#BlackLivesMatter chant erupts in Phillips Center #SpencerAtUF

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6 years

UF docs show Richard Spencer’s organization National Policy Institute bounced its $10K check.

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6 months

P.S. — I still fully expect my pending record requests to come in!

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

So Gatehouse buys Gannett, but the two will soon be called Gannett. Employees receive the news via email at 2:51 pm with an invitation to join the 1 pm phone conference 🤦‍♂️

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Andrew Caplan

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5 years

Thank you @FLPressClub . Very honored to have won 1st place in the Government News category.☺️ And congrats to my pal @cindyswirko for taking home 1st in Breaking News! Nice pair of awards for the @GainesvilleSun news team.

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6 years

I’m about to ride in an autonomous shuttle. Wish me luck.

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@AACaplan

6 years

Today is a special day. My Cuban-born great grandma is 102 years young today! Everyone should wish her a happy birthday.

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@AACaplan

2 years

One of my favorite things about Gainesville is @thefestfl . Even cooler is how we get to put bands like @HotWaterMusic and @theflatliners on the front page of the newspaper. These fronts are from our 2017 coverage.

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7 years

Spencer says he's glad @PresidentFuchs "stood behind" him and allowed the event to go on. #SpencerAtUF

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@AACaplan

3 years

The University of a South Carolina has failed to turn over public records that I requested 11 months ago which could shed light on how the school received preferential treatment from the county, among other documents. We’re suing them.

The State Media Company sues USC for failing to comply with records request

“There is no way it should take this long and be this hard to get a response to an FOI request,” said Bill Rogers, the executive director of the South Carolina Press Association.

www.thestate.com

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@AACaplan

3 years

@JoeBReporter @dtravisbland @JoeBustos4House Then how do you explain THIS!?

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7 years

Almost all of Spencer's talk has been him complaining or calling crowd names for not allowing him to speak uninterrupted. #SpencerAtUF

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1 year

I was fortunate enough to chat with @LauraJaneGrace before she embarks on another U.S. tour, which includes SIX Florida shows. The rockstar spoke candidly about the influence Tom Petty has had on her career, Ron DeSantis, and her biggest life regret.

Laura Jane Grace talks Tom Petty, biggest life regret, DeSantis and her love/hate relationship with...

"The impact and influence he's had on my life is kind of immeasurable in ways that I don't even understand," Laura Jane Grace said.

www.gainesville.com

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7 years

Richard Spencer supporters front and center for event. All refuse to comment #spencerAtUF

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Vigil at UF for Israel victims sent into chaos after scare, witnesses say. The event will be postponed for a later date.

UF vigil for Israel victims sent into chaos after scare, roughly 30 went to hospital

Hundreds community members dispersed in panic with many falling over each during what police are describing as a misunderstanding.

www.gainesville.com

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5 years

What’s it like covering City Hall you ask? Tonight’s meeting opened with a thrilling two-hour presentation about building a car wash.

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7 months

Excuse my language, but just a lesson for those entering or in the PR world and making pitches to legitimate news outlets, don’t ever send us shit like this.

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8 years

just finished an interview w/ @Miles_Teller . Great kid. Can't say I've talked to anyone more proud of their Citrus roots. Story coming soon!

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5 years

I’ll be honest, I was extremely skeptical about @SensesFail re-releasing their first EP, because why wouldn’t I be. But holy cow! Can’t wait to see this played live. 🔥💀

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4 years

At least $5.5 million has steadily flowed to a nonprofit arm of a church where a lawmaker is the senior pastor. Some of the money was used to help the church negotiate a land deal, while more is unaccounted for. Where’d it go? (Part 1)

Lawmakers sent $575K to a nonprofit tied to Richland Co. senator. So where did it go?

Some money was used for the planning of a commercial development on church-owned land.

www.thestate.com

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10 months

Scoop: City of Gainesville files lawsuit against state, DeSantis over controversial GRU bill via @noroneill

City of Gainesville files lawsuit against state, DeSantis over controversial GRU bill

The city filed the lawsuit on July 21 in state circuit court in Leon County and is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief.

www.gainesville.com

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

7 years

@Corey_Feldman and The Angels were everything you could hope for and more. #SimplyAmazing

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Andrew Caplan

@AACaplan

5 years

As a projects reporter for The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., I’ll be doing deep dives into a host of topics affecting the region and state. Please send me your news tips and any topics you think are worth exploring. 👉 acaplan @thestate .com.

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