Town councils and businesses along the gulf are conflicted over whether and how to ditch ‘Mexico’ in its name.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The decision has sparked controversy among world leaders and journalism organizations . Others wondered if renaming the gulf was possible . But where do educators fall on this issue?

Bay County commissioners on Tuesday voted for the Gulf of Mexico to now be listed as the Gulf of American in county documents.

After President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, there's been a simmering controversy. Mexico is threatening to sue Google for going with Gulf of America for users in the United States,