Dozens of Florida laws reference the Gulf of Mexico. Why changing its name might not be so simple
A computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name.
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 ...
DeSantis is on board with Gulf of America executive order. He’s already officially used it
Gov. Ron DeSantis may have been the first official to use President's Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico in an official capacity.