Gov. Rick Scott will unveil his first state budget on Feb. 7 in ... Eustis.

The governor reportedly chose the small Central Florida town in consultation with tea party groups. The consensus, according to one participant, was to get outside the not-so-friendly confines of Tallahassee.

As one tea partier told Sunshine State News: "If the Tallahassee press corps wants to cover it, they can get in their cars and drive."

Confirming the Feb. 7 date in Lake County, the governor's office said specific details on time and place will be forthcoming.


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