Better late than never? Gov. DeSantis orders flags at half-staff to honor Joe Casello

One month after Democratic Rep. Joe Casello died, Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered state and local flags to fly at half-staff in the late lawmaker’s honor.

It’s the Governor’s second acknowledgement of Casello’s death. The first was when he called a Special Election to replace the former firefighter and Air Force service member five days after his passing.

The order follows criticism of DeSantis, who wasted little time ordering the same action after the more recent death of fellow Republican Hulk Hogan.

Casello, 73, died July 18 from a heart attack. He’d been running for the Palm Beach County Commission.

– Jesse Scheckner, Florida Politics