Florida bill would change ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ in state laws
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References to ‘Gulf of Mexico’ would vanish from Florida state laws if GOP senator’s bill succeeds
TALLAHASSEE — A Senate Republican on Tuesday filed a bill that combs through state laws and would replace references to the “Gulf of Mexico” with the “Gulf of America” after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the gulf.
More than half of Florida's coast borders the Gulf of Mexico, a partially landlocked body of water between the United States and Mexico that links ports in five Southern states and Mexico ...
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Dozens of Florida laws reference the Gulf of Mexico. Why changing its name might not be so simpleA computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ... land-related issues — and to beach projects.
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