ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror Win Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting

ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror Win Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting

The award, for uncovering predatory state towing practices, marks ProPublica’s 9th Pulitzer; two additional investigations were named finalists.

Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of the CT Mirror wins Pulitzer Prize in local reporting: "For an impressive series exposing how the state’s unique towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting swift and meaningful consumer

Pulitzer! - The Laurel | "Fostering cooperation among legislative newspapermen (and women, and broadcast journalists, and bloggers, and media junkies)."

Congratulations to the CT Mirror’s Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk on winning a 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting: “Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’s Cars.” They worked in conjunction with ProPublica reporters Sophie Chou and Haru Coryne. The Mirror tied for the award with the staff of […]