And with a stroke of the pen, Florida became the first state to officially recognize "Gulf of America" as the name of the body of water off the western coast bordering nearly half of the state.

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran ...

As federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, other entities ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the red snapper recreational fishing season on Florida’s Gulf Coast will kick off Memorial Day weekend ...

Ron DeSantis signed ... reflect the designation Gulf of America, "reinforcing Florida's leadership along the Gulf Coast and setting a precedent for neighboring states to follow," the Florida ...

“Florida is proud to follow the leadership of President Trump as the first state to officially recognize the Gulf of America, ...

Ron DeSantis ... the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘Gulf of America’ in order to recognize the importance of the body of water to the United States.” After the executive order, DeSantis jumped ...

This week, Florida became the first state to formally and officially recognize the formerly-known Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills that renamed ...

DeSantis was also the ... 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 ...