Congratulations to reporter Dave Umhoefer and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for winning the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting.

The Pulitzer is the most prestigious award a news writer can win. Umhoefer won the award for an investigation published last summer detailing pension deals for county workers.

This is the first Pulitzer for the Journal Sentinel, and I congratulate Umhoefer on the honor.

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