DeSantis refers to "Gulf of America" in Florida winter storm order, but "Gulf of Mexico" flows through state laws
Florida lawmakers and DeSantis could have a way to update state laws to change references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The Legislature regularly passes what are known as "reviser's bills" that do such things as change terms in laws.
The deployment was ordered after the Trump administration signaled its intent to rename the Gulf of Mexico and moved quickly to fire the Coast Guard commandant.
After President Donald Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ...
Trump vowed to change the 456-year-old name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' as soon as he entered the White ...
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