Welcome to the tenth installment of The State Press Politics Roundup, where we bring you the week's coverage of on-campus and local politics.
This week, USGT Vice President of Services-elect Logan Miller announced that he is leaving before his term began, citing personal reasons and time constraints. Also, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law that could void a Tempe charter amendment that would require nonprofits to reveal the identity behind donations exceeding $1,000.
If you missed the last roundup, catch yourself up here.
In recent campus and USG news
Now hiring
USG operations have slowed since last month's executive ticket elections. But its efforts to fill vacant Senate and other staff positions have hit a wall. Some say that the amount of vacancies are unusual, as more than half of some posts remain unfilled, and some who have already been elected are leaving their positions.
The week's reporting
USGT vice president-elect leaves USG, highlighting organization-wide vacancies
USGT Vice President of Services-elect Logan Miller announced he would leave his post before his term began, citing personal and financial conflicts. Miller's absence is another tally on a long list of vacant student government positions, which some current and former members say are a continuing symptom of the demanding amount of work the organization expects in return for little pay. Read more here.
Ducey signs bill attempting to block Tempe transparency initiative
The Tempe City Council passed a measure that requires nonprofits to disclose the identity of their donors, which over 90 percent of voters supported. Weeks later, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill into law that essentially voids that measure and could wait to sign the Tempe measure until it is not in compliance with the soon-to-be law. Read more here.
Amid national controversy, 21 students drop out of Sinclair interviews
Fallout from the controversy surrounding Sinclair Broadcast Group continues, as more than half of the students scheduled to attend a recruitment event involving the company dropped out. University faculty said they understand the students' decisions and said their objective is to give them the "opportunity to make the decision with what is their future." Read more here.
After Phoenix Pride, LGBT political representation is a yearlong issue
Following the Phoenix Pride festival on April 8, the ASU Young Democrats and The Rainbow Coalition gathered for a civic engagement panel to continue the momentum. The panel included openly gay and transgender lawmakers who explored the representation of LGBT+ people in politics in their discussion. Read more here.
Leaders of ASU political clubs weigh in on why tolerance is vital
Reports continue to illustrate the severity of increased political polarization in U.S. politics; the general public continues to retreat to partisan ideas, becoming more ideologically consistent and leaving less room for compromise. But ASU political clubs are trying to change that trend, saying although their ideas may be different, the need for tolerance and productive discussion is more crucial to progress than ever before. Read more here.
Getting to know ASU's student government presidents: The West campus
Reporter Austin Westfall sat down with USG West President Tasha Snider to learn about her and why she got involved with student government. This is the latest installment in a series of interviews with sitting student government presidents. Listen here.
A look at what went into the making of the documentary 'Seeking Asylum'
This week, reporter Cassandra Laubach explores a documentary produced by ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences showcasing the efforts of students who traveled to Greece to help with its refugee crisis. The students spent two weeks in multiple cities across the country working directly with those regions ridden with war and famine. Listen here.
Reach the reporter at Anicla@asu.edu or follow @AndrewNicla on Twitter.
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