Writer, baker, runner. '26 Pulitzer winner. Investigative reporter + running an intern program for CT Mirror. Formerly investigations at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ginny Monk
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ICYMI: The state of Connecticut has filed to collect money from Mimi Torres-García's father, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit after his daughter was found dead in a plastic bin last year.
The state says he owes them money for the cost of his previous incarceration.
ctmirror.org/2026/04/29/m...
I cannot believe I'm saying this, but I am a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Ginny Monk
So proud to be a Pulitzer winner along with my friends @harucoryne.bsky.social and @ginnymonk.bsky.social who all worked so hard on this messy data together!
Single-stair legislation, which passed in the 2024 bonding bill, is likely to be repealed in emergency legislation approved by the state Senate yesterday. The House will vote on it today.
ctmirror.org/2026/02/25/c...
Tons of talented people worked on this project, including @sophiechou.bsky.social @harucoryne.bsky.social, Dave Altimari, @shahrzadrasekh.bsky.social and editing from Michael Grabell and Elizabeth Hamilton. Holy cow 🫶
I talked to a Pulitzer winner!
Ginny Monk of the Connecticut Mirror and 3 others won for their coverage of systemic issues with Connecticut's oversight of the towing industry
On those stories and others + how Ginny does it
@ginnymonk.bsky.social @ctmirror.org
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Sophie Chou
“They make sure that people are sleeping and there’s nobody around, and they just tiptoe through here and take your vehicle.”
www.propublica.org/article/conn...
By @ginnymonk.bsky.social. Via @propublica.org
This is why we need local journalism and why we can't look away when something seems fixed.
Some Connecticut Towing Companies Are Ignoring New Law Aimed at Helping Low-Income Residents, by partners @ginnymonk.bsky.social and Dave Altimari of @ctmirror.org
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Mark Simon (he/him)
BREAKING: CT Mirror and @propublica.org have won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for "On the Hook," an investigation into how Connecticut's towing practices had come to favor tow companies at the expense of low-income residents.
More here: ctmirror.org/series/on-th...
CT Lawmakers Approve Expansion of Landmark Towing Bill, which follows a @ctmirror.org & @propublica.org investigation, would limit when towing companies can sell cars & create an online portal to track towed cars. by @ginnymonk.bsky.social & Dave Altimari
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Charles Ornstein
Today’s @propublica.org podcast episode is a love letter to local journalism, featuring Dave Altimari and @ginnymonk.bsky.social @ctmirror.org Stay for the last line!
When two local reporters heard drivers were having their cars towed and then sold in as little as two weeks, they teamed up with ProPublica to investigate.
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Charles Ornstein
Black Intellect Media
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The bill, which follows a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation, would limit when towing companies can sell cars and would create an online portal to track towed cars.
Officials say Victor Torres owes more than $300,000 for the cost of his incarceration. CT seeks to recover the debt from any settlement.
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www.propublica.org
A new state law required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints. But residents say companies continue to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes ...
A new state law required most involuntary tows from apartments to be triggered by specific complaints. But residents say companies continue to patrol public housing and low-income apartment complexes…
