Tampa Bay Times wins 2 more Pulitzer prizes

The Tampa Bay Times won two more Pulitzer prizes, this time for stories published in 2015.  

The Pulitzer for local reporting went to Times Reporters Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner for a series of stories on "Failure Factories,'' the headline describing Pinellas County schools left behind after desegregation.

The Pulitzer for investigative reporting went to Times Reporters Leonora LaPeter Anton and Anthony Cormier, and Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for a series of stories on Florida's failure to properly serve the state's mentally ill.

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