Senator Joe Gruters of Sarasota County filed a bill this week that, if passed, would change the name of the 284-mile Tamiami Trail highway to the "Gulf of America Trail."

Florida politicians are rallying around the Gulf of America name change. Efforts include a plan to rename a major Florida highway.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the latest Florida agency to announce plans to implement the name "Gulf of America."

A Florida senator has filed a bill to change a stretch of U.S. Highway 41 known as the Tamiami Trail to the "Gulf of America Trail."