This is what leadership looks like.
On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke in that state’s Manatee County and described three actions he was taking in the wake of Hurricane Helene and the ongoing longshoreman’s strike.
He listed three executive actions.
The first was on lifting time restrictions on rentals, so residents who need a place to stay while they recover their homes are not limited, for instance, to 30-day periods.
The governor also authorized supervisors of elections in the hardest-hit counties, including Taylor and Manatee, to make appropriate accommodations so people are still able to vote, like how they were after Hurricane Ian.
Then, DeSantis said it was “unacceptable” for the dockworkers’ strike across the East and Gulf coasts to affect residents who need supplies to rebuild homes and businesses.
“At my direction the Florida National Guard and the Florida State…
