Captain ACAB – collectively tracking the hidden costs of law enforcement

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