Politics

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Campaign season for Undergraduate Student Government has officially begun!

By Allie Bice | March 14, 2017

Students gather around a Pregnant on Campus tabling event at Hayden Lawn on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

Pregnant on Campus holds four-day tabling event on Hayden Lawn

Pregnant on Campus hopes to educate, not debate, during their four-day tabling event.

By Chris Wood | March 14, 2017

New Trump immigration ban prompts faculty-wide email and instruction

Trump's March 6 executive order temporarily banning immigration from six countries and halting the issuance of student visas prompted ASU officials to notify faculty about how to address it.

By Allie Bice | March 13, 2017

ASU College Republican Club hosts Maricopa County School Superintendent Steve Watson at a meeting on March 2, 2017.

ASU College Republicans Club continues to push conservative ideas on campus

During the first month of President Trump's administration, ASU College Republicans continues to advocate for conservative ideals on campus.

By Brooke Hanrahan | March 2, 2017

ASU Health Services Community Health Center at the Downtown Phoenix, Arizona campus, on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016.

ASU study says repeal of Obamacare would cost state nearly $5 billion

A recent study from ASU's W.P. Carey School of Business estimated Arizona's loss if Obamacare were to be repealed with no replacement.

By Mitchell Atencio | March 1, 2017

The financial aid office at the ASU Downtown Phoenix, Arizona campus on Wednesday, March 1, 2017.

Study ranks Arizona seventh lowest in student loan debt

A report by LendEDU, student loan refinancing company, ranked Arizona the seventh lowest when it comes to student debt.

By Victor Ren | March 1, 2017

Pastor Gary McCluskey of University Lutheran Church in Tempe poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2017

ASU church says Trump's proposal to repeal a law limiting non-profit political speech wouldn't affect their activism

ASU Lutheran Church's history standing up for social justice was done with the 1954 Johnson Amendment in place, and wouldn't change if it were repealed.

By Rebecca Dominguez | March 1, 2017

Organizer Randy Perez starts a chant during an election results protest on the ASU Tempe campus on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.

Protest bill dies in Arizona amid nationwide efforts to expand punishments

A bill that would expand the definition of racketeering to include violent protests was held Monday by the Arizona House Speaker.

By Isaac Windes | March 1, 2017

The ASU School of Law and Society on the Downtown Phoenix campus is seen on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016. The school's new building opened this semester after more than two years.

Survey: Over half the nation's pre-law students are interested in being politicians

A Kaplan Test Prep survey said 53 percent of pre-law students last year were interested in a career in politics.

By Chris Wood | March 1, 2017

White House's exclusion of news outlets prompts growing concern among ASU professors

ASU professors express worry after White House excluded certain media outlets from an off-camera briefing.

By Mitchell Atencio | February 28, 2017

ASU professor Len Downie Jr. poses for a photo in his office on Feb. 22, 2017.

ASU professors not overly concerned with Trump's anti-press rhetoric

President Trump called the media the 'enemy of the American people' and earned many strong reactions, but some ASU professors said the comments aren't as concerning as they sound.

By Mitchell Atencio | February 23, 2017

Public policy junior and USGD Vice President of Policy Jimmy Arwood speaks at the USGD tuition town hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.

USGD hosts town hall for students to discuss tuition concerns

USGD hosted its first tuition town hall Feb. 9, which allowed students who attended the campus to voice their concerns about university prices and fees.

By Brooke Hanrahan | February 23, 2017

ASU President Michael Crow speaks at at the annual Delivering Democracy Lecture held at the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in downtown Phoenix on Friday, Feb. 27, 2016, hosted by the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy.

Students sit with ASU President Michael Crow in open forum luncheon

Tempe Undergraduate Student Government hosted an open forum Wednesday with University President Michael Crow.

By Brooke Hanrahan | February 22, 2017

The Forks Estate is a politics podcast. Graphic designed by Chuck Dries.

The Forks Estate: Students demonstrate against ban on overseas abortion funding

Politics editor Allie Bice discusses a demonstration at ASU against the Mexico City policy, also known as the global gag rule.

By J McAuliffe and Allie Bice | February 21, 2017

Twenty-year-old junior Health Innovation student and USGD President, Jackson Dangremond, poses for a portrait Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 in front of The Beus Center for Law and Society on ASU’s downtown Phoenix campus.

USGD report calls University Boards and Committees 'nonfunctional'

A report released by USGD highlighted communication problems between USG and members of University Boards and Committees.

By Isaac Windes | February 20, 2017

ASU student creates satirical GoFundMe account to protest DeVos appointment

ASU student creates satirical fundraising account to "buy" a cabinet position from President Donald Trump.

By Isaac Windes | February 19, 2017

The Arizona Senate Education Committee meets in Senate Hearing Room 1 on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017.

Legislative committee votes against bill guaranteeing a four-year tuition rate for students

A bill that would have imposed guaranteed tuition programs and required approval of fees at state universities, including Arizona State University, was voted down by the Arizona Senate Education Committee Thursday.

By Ellen O'Brien | February 16, 2017

Why President Trump doesn't stand with Standing Rock

President Trump has shown no concern for the Native American people affected by the Dakota Access Pipeline.

By David Marino | February 16, 2017

Commander John Thompson, who oversees Tempe campus patrol operations for the ASU PD, poses for a picture outside the ASU Police Department offices in Tempe, Arizona on Feb. 16, 2017

ASU police receives more than $68,000 in Governor's Office of Highway Safety grants

Upward of $68,000 was granted to the ASU Police Department for DUI and traffic enforcement.

By Mitchell Atencio | February 16, 2017

A bill making it easier for college students to pursue teaching in lower-income areas passes AZ Senate

Senate Bill 1040 aims to help college students who want to teach in low-income areas with financial aid and a loan forgiveness.

By Victor Ren | February 15, 2017

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