Sarasota senator pitches plan to rename U.S. 41, Tamiami Trail, to Gulf of America Trail [View all]
Florida is moving quickly to adopt a name change for the Gulf under the leadership of President Donald Trump, and U.S. 41 could be the first major roadway in line for a permanent name change in response.
State Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, filed a bill for consideration during the legislative session beginning next week that would rename a stretch of U.S. 41 commonly known as Tamiami Trail to "Gulf of America Trail" — following suit with directives from the White House to adopt the name "Gulf of America" nationwide.
Named for the Florida cities it was built to connect, Tamiami Trail runs from Tampa to Miami. It opened in 1928 and served as the main thoroughfare between the two major metros until construction of Interstate 75 decades later.
"There is a lot of love for the president in Southwest Florida specifically, and that stretch of Tamiami Trail from Tampa all the way through Collier is Trump country," Gruters told the Herald-Tribune. "There is no better way to show him our appreciation and love for our home-state president than naming one of the larger roadways after the Gulf of America."
The bill would also require that state agencies, county school districts and charter school boards to use teaching materials that reflect the name "Gulf of America." State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, R-Miami, filed a similar bill last week in the Florida House.
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/25/bill-would-rename-us-41-road-tamiami-trail-to-gulf-of-america-trail/80264969007/
These assholes are relentless.
Gruters is the same dipshit that as the head of Sarasota Republicans awarded Trump "Statesman of the Year" twice.
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