Did Gov. DeSantis just snub Jimmy Buffett in the Keys?
Did Gov. Ron DeSantis take U.S. 1 through Marathon and leave without renaming it for Jimmy Buffett?
DeSantis held a 35-minute press conference during a rare visit to the Keys. He talked up efforts to restore Florida’s coral reefs, but failed to mention the late Coral Reefer. That’s not so unusual, except that a bill (HB 91) to rename State Road A1A as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway” just reached the Governor’s desk.
Buffett had been a notable Democratic political donor and promoter, but the legislation to rename one of Florida’s most iconic roadways after him was among the most popular measures considered by lawmakers this Session, the first since Buffett’s death last year. The legislation...
