Just weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis first used the term in a state document, legislation designating the Gulf of America advance in the Legislature.

Florida lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to wipe away the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The so-called “Gulf of America” bill cleared a hurdle in the Florida Legislature on Tuesday. SB 1058 moved forward with a six to one vote in the Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee.

Florida lawmakers advanced a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, aligning with a Trump-era executive order.

It happened March 4 during the Virginia State High School League Championships at Liberty University in Lynchburg. “Watching [Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy] in the Oval Office made one thing clear.” The car wreck occurred shortly after Elise Caffee and her surviving husband,