Hopkins community reflects on Mayor Pugh scandals
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on Mayor Catherine Pugh’s scandals, calls for her resignation and reactions from the Hopkins community.
- The News-Letter reported that FBI and IRS agents raided Pugh’s home and City Hall offices, while Governor Larry Hogan, the City Council and the Greater Baltimore Committee called for her resignation.
- The paper reported that Kaiser Permanente paid $114,000 for about 200,000 Healthy Holly books and that the University of Maryland Medical System paid $500,000 for 100,000 copies; the article says Pugh did not abstain from a related city vote.
- The article adds that City Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young had served as acting mayor since April 1, while Pugh’s attorney said she was not yet “lucid” enough to decide whether to resign.
- The reporter writes that student Nicole Kiker said, “Pugh should definitely resign. The entire City Council has called for her to do so,” while student Sean Jost said leaving City Hall in limbo would reduce government’s effectiveness and legitimacy.
- According to the article, the SGA hosted a May 1 policy roundtable with State Comptroller Peter Franchot, who said a successor should have integrity and “guts.”
- The paper also reported that University President Ronald J. Daniels donated $3,000 to Pugh’s campaign, while Vice President Communications Susan Ridge said Daniels supported the Greater Baltimore Committee’s resolution calling for Pugh’s resignation.