Two-sentence explanation: Meeting minutes for the ASWSU Senate are not accessible online in their designated space. As a branch of a public organization, this may be in violation of open records laws, and could result in punishments for the organization for not having a transparent democratic process.
Evidence: Meeting minutes have not been posted since 2014, as of the time this story was gaining traction. Further research reveals that even were they posted, they may not be truly accessible to the public.
Why now: A lack of knowing what the student government is doing can lead to mistrust by the students that are being governed, and this could have a crisis effect for ASWSU.
Interviews: Members of the student body, members of the Senate, ASWSU spokesperson or president. University officials.
Format and Length: Half of a story, with the other half done by Max as part of a larger investigative package.
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