Wednesday, September 7, 2016

It just got a lot easier to see what the city is spending money on

A new Twitter bot from Dave Troy — @baltcontracts — makes it fun to follow Baltimore purchasing data. $11,376.04 for carpet cleaning, anyone?

One way to spread civic data is to take it straight to social media — and a newTwitter account is doing just that.

Dave Troy launched @baltcontracts after seeking an easier way to search the city’s purchasing website. Now you can see what the city is budgeting for cateringsoftware and even carpet cleaning.

Read more at Technicial.ly Baltimore

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