Tracking the hidden costs of law enforcement in the United States. $1,563,000.00 in CA settlements and counting.

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paimapi1 day ago
this is great! my city's independent press corp (that's always in need of some fiduciary support) has a similar tracker for this: https://atlpresscollective.com/city-of-atlanta-settlements/

makes me wonder how hard it would be to set up a national database that scrapes the APIs of various municipal boards and councils for resolutions that approve settlements like these, filtered by type

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