Sarasota State Sen. Joe Gruters said he didn't want controversy over the renaming to distract from other bills the ...

Republican Sarasota Senator Joe Gruters filed SB 1058 to change Tamiami Trail, which runs from Tampa to Miami, to Gulf of ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Senator Joe Gruters filed a bill Monday to change the name of Tamiami Trail to Gulf of America Trail. He has since pulled the bill after feedback. The bill was going to rename ...

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

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 ...

After a Florida lawmaker introduced a bill to rename Tamiami Trail to the Gulf of America Trail, residents and visitors in ...

A woman had to be rescued from a fire at a Miami duplex where several animals also lived late Monday, according to Miami Fire Rescue.

State Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota spends a lot of time trying to find ways to ingratiate himself further with President Donald Trump – which is fine. But what isn't OK is Gruters' bill to ...

The other legislation would require updated maps to reflect the name change, along with new school materials utilizing the ...

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