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Governor Rick Scott wants to pick the reporters who cover events that are not constitutionally required to be opened to the public. A battle has been brewing between the Capitol Press Corps and the governor’s office ever since Scott took office January 4th. Thursday night, reporters waited outside the governor’s mansion as Scott ate dinner with three legislative leaders because they refused to let the Scott administration hand select two reporters to cover the event as a pool. This morning Scott defended the decision.

“I just want to invite people. I mean its events at our house where I’m having dinner with people and so I’m just going to invite the people,” said Scott.

It’s industry protocol in pool situations for the journalists to elect a reporter. Scott’s administration wants the press corps to give them five names and let their public relations staff choose from the list.