Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on March 1 he is making $7.1 million available to assist the victims of the Southwest Florida tornadoes after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied aid. DeSantis’ government, together with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and local community action agencies in Lee and Charlotte counties, is allocating “funding and resources to assist income-qualified” people and families affected by the tornadoes that hit on Jan. 16. A category 1 tornado touched down in Charlotte County and a category 2 tornado hit Lee County. “Victims of these tornadoes in Southwest Florida deserve assistance to kickstart their recovery process,” the governor said in a March 1 statement. “Despite the Biden administration’s failure to help Floridians in need, I will continue working with state agencies to find ways that we can assist our residents who have been devastated by these tornadoes.” On Jan. 24, the state asked the federal …