Gov. Ron DeSantis is repurposing a political committee used in the 2024 election cycle to defeat measures he opposed, as he eyes progress in an increasingly fractious Tallahassee and enters his final two years in the top job in state government. The Governor is ready to put his donors’ money where his mouth is.
Google Map users will soon notice the name changes of two historic U.S. landmarks: The Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali. As of January 27th, Google has officially announced that it will comply with an executive order issued by the 47th President during his inauguration nine days ago,
Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System.
Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
In a rebuke to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the GOP-dominated Florida legislature on Monday quickly gaveled out a special session called by the two-term governor to take up a series of proposals ...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized members of his own party for refusing to hold a special session to help implement President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Google has said it will restore the name Mount McKinley to North America's highest peak and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America" on its Maps app, complying with executive orders by Donald Trump.
The U.S. government is already working to remove all mentions of the Gulf of Mexico name in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
"They think by putting the name of a strong president on a weak bill that is somehow going to pull the wool over the eyes."
Florida lawmakers defied DeSantis and approved their own version of sweeping immigration reforms amid a GOP power struggle.
If you are not willing to come out now and oppose this swampy piece of legislation, you are not going to get elected governor in this state,” DeSantis says of the legislative