/government-politics Government & Politics en-US SA国际传谋 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:49:56 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-03/us-house-ethics-committee-recommends-contempt-citation-for-north-miami-beach-mayor-michael-joseph The House Ethics Committee formally recommended that North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph be held in contempt of Congress following what they allege was his repeated refusal to cooperate with an ongoing congressional investigation of former Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:49:56 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-03/us-house-ethics-committee-recommends-contempt-citation-for-north-miami-beach-mayor-michael-joseph SA国际传谋 News Staff /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges On a Zoom meeting, the coalition of legal entities and advocacy organizations called on the DeSantis administration to reconsider this week鈥檚 education change, which outright outlawed state colleges from enrolling undocumented students. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:12:17 GMT /education/2026-07-03/immigrant-groups-respond-to-undocumented-student-ban-at-florida-colleges Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-07-03/civil-rights-group-sues-florida-officials-for-designating-cair-a-terrorist-organization Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state would soon designate the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a domestic terrorist organization, the Muslim civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging that designation as unconstitutional and are calling for an injunction to halt its enforcement. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:07:37 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-03/civil-rights-group-sues-florida-officials-for-designating-cair-a-terrorist-organization Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /immigration/2026-07-02/humanitarian-crisis-looming-for-haitian-immigrants-after-supreme-court-decision-to-end-tps-report 鈥淲ithout TPS protections, Haitians risk being sent back to one of the world鈥檚 most devastating human rights crises,鈥� said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, in releasing their report. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:22:37 GMT /immigration/2026-07-02/humanitarian-crisis-looming-for-haitian-immigrants-after-supreme-court-decision-to-end-tps-report Sergio R. Bustos /news-in-brief/2026-07-02/voter-registration-deadline-approaches-for-primary-election August 18 primary elections in South Florida include school board and county commission seats, as well as local ballot referendums. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:50:54 GMT /news-in-brief/2026-07-02/voter-registration-deadline-approaches-for-primary-election Joshua Ceballos /government-politics/2026-07-02/america-250-why-do-florida-officials-call-the-state-the-14th-colony Florida, and other British territories outside the 13 colonies that rebelled against Britain, have used the "14th colony" nickname to describe themselves, historians told us. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-02/america-250-why-do-florida-officials-call-the-state-the-14th-colony Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /florida-news/2026-07-02/desantis-announces-cair-florida-as-a-domestic-terrorist-group-under-new-law He tried an earlier executive order slapping the label on the group, but a federal judge has blocked it. Antifa, Muslim Brotherhood also targeted. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:30:00 GMT /florida-news/2026-07-02/desantis-announces-cair-florida-as-a-domestic-terrorist-group-under-new-law Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-07-01/fiu-students-silent-protest-immigration The students were given a written reprimand, and are being ordered to record videos about FIU policies they allegedly violated. They told SA国际传谋 they worry the videos could force them to express opinions they do not agree with. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:18:57 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-01/fiu-students-silent-protest-immigration Daniel Rivero /government-politics/2026-07-01/why-desantis-vetoed-a-prison-upgrade-plan-and-correctional-officer-raises Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bipartisan plan to fund prison upgrades and said lawmakers tied it to correctional officer pay raises in a "D.C. swamp game." The move also wiped out those raises. Here's what you need to know. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:49:25 GMT /government-politics/2026-07-01/why-desantis-vetoed-a-prison-upgrade-plan-and-correctional-officer-raises Douglas Soule /news-in-brief/2026-07-01/ai-data-center-in-western-palm-beach-county-heads-to-zoning-hearing The massive AI data center project in the western part of Palm Beach County, known as Project Tango, is heading in front of the county鈥檚 zoning commission tomorrow. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:20:59 GMT /news-in-brief/2026-07-01/ai-data-center-in-western-palm-beach-county-heads-to-zoning-hearing Wilkine Brutus