catherine pugh

Frank Johnson left his job as a top salesman for Intel to help improve Baltimore's struggling IT office. Now, he faces a major cybersecurity crisis.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 27, 2019

An aide in Baltimore Council President Brandon Scott's office says she was fired after applying to fill his old council seat.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 26, 2019

Baltimore spends nothing on ethics enforcement because it has no interest in the subject.

Baltimore allocates no money and no dedicated staff to enforcing ethics rules.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 25, 2019

Md. senator: Gov. Larry Hogan appointed UMMS board members who had donated to his campaign. While that's not illegal, it does further erode public trust.

Can we trust the Stronach Group to bargain in good faith on a plan to save Pimlico and keep the Preakness in Baltimore? We're about to find out.

Some in Maryland, including Gov. Larry Hogan, wonder what role Mark Wasserman played in the self-dealing scandal at UMMS, given his usual role there.

Former state Sen. Francis X. Kelly resigned from the University of Maryland Medical System Board of Directors Friday, days after he had been asked to return.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 14, 2019

Gov. Larry Hogan and influential Democratic lawmakers are reacting with outrage to the latest revelations of self-dealing and no-bid contracting at UMMS.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 13, 2019

The University of Maryland Medical System is trying to show that it has learned from its self-dealing scandal, we remain skeptical.

The University of Maryland Medical Center has dropped a request to boost revenues from patients as the medical system faces scrutiny over its spending.

By Meredith Cohn

Jun 12, 2019

Baltimore officials have withdrawn a lawsuit against the owners of Pimlico Race Course, saying the two sides had a productive discussion during the Preakness.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 12, 2019

A review of allegations of self-dealing at the University of Maryland Medical System’s board of directors has revealed more no-bid and insider contracting.

By Luke Broadwater

Jun 12, 2019

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has named his first batch of new appointees to the troubled board of directors at the University of Maryland Medical System.

By Pamela Wood

Jun 12, 2019

From time to time over the last few months, the Maryland Book Bank has found an occasional trash bag of "Healthy Holly" books on its loading dock.

By Kevin Rector

Jun 12, 2019

Baltimore City Council's newest member Danielle McCray sworn in Tuesday ahead of vote on the budget.

By Yvonne Wenger

Jun 12, 2019

Thirty Baltimore liquor stores that would be forced to close under a new zoning law are mounting a legal challenge, arguing the law is unconstitutional.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 11, 2019

Latest scoop on Catherine Pugh's children's books should spell an end to the 'Holly' saga.

An attorney for former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh says she's met her “obligations” under deals with UMMS for her "Healthy Holly" books.

By Kevin Rector

Jun 11, 2019

Lester Davis, a long-serving aide to Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young, is taking on an expanded role as both the mayor's spokesman and lobbyist.

By Ian Duncan

Jun 10, 2019

The University of Maryland Medical System resignations and retirements follow an investigation into controversial deals worth millions of dollars.

The University of Maryland Medical System has adopted a new conflict-of-interest policy that bars it from granting sole-source contracts to board members.

By Kevin Rector

May 31, 2019

Baltimore’s IT office issued a warning that the city was using computer systems that were out of date, vulnerable to attack and not backed up.

By Ian Duncan

May 30, 2019

Baltimore County Public Schools need the kind of change a new superintendent can bring.

There are 22 candidates to fill a vacancy on the Baltimore City Council created when Democrat Brandon Scott became council president.

By Ian Duncan

May 29, 2019

The acting chief executive of UMMS went to Annapolis Thursday and pledged to make “significant changes” to senior staff.

By Luke Broadwater

May 23, 2019

The University of Maryland Medical System reported paying $108 million since 2012 to Whiting-Turner Contracting Company while its CEO held board seat.

By Doug Donovan

May 23, 2019

A team of state auditors has begun a forensic audit of the University of Maryland Medical System, as mandated by state lawmakers in the wake of a scandal.

By Kevin Rector

May 17, 2019

It's wrong to excuse political corruption not matter the circumstances behind it.

Acting UMMS CEO John Ashworth is prepared to act "swiftly and properly" to ensure accountability once an internal review of contracts for board members is in.

By Kevin Rector

May 10, 2019

Justice Department policy since 2015 has been to not just prosecute corporations for misdeeds but also officials, employees and boards members. UMMS' chief compliance officer gave board members a presentation on this just before The Sun revealed members had contracts with UMMS hospital

By Jean Marbella

May 10, 2019

Bernard C. “Jack” Young formally took an oath of office as Baltimore’s 51st mayor. He became mayor last week when fellow Democrat Catherine Pugh resigned.

By Ian Duncan

May 9, 2019

A second Canadian printer confirms his company produced additional "Healthy Holly" books written by former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, a Democrat.

Investigators who raided the offices of then-Mayor Catherine Pugh at Baltimore City Hall took about two dozen items, including copies of her “Healthy Holly” books, a check from the University of Maryland Medical System and other items related to Pugh and one of her closest aides.

Mayor Catherine Pugh's resignation isn't the end of the contracting scandal revealed by The Sun. The University of Maryland Medical System, among others, still face a reckoning.

A new mayor, a new speaker; how about a new commitment to funding schools for the governor?

The job-training organization searched by federal agents investigating Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh states in its most recent annual reports filed with a state agency at least two people as board members – including a state senator — who said they are not involved with the group.

By Doug Donovan

May 8, 2019

Many in the Baltimore region and beyond see the scandal in City Hall as further evidence that our city is hopelessly — and maybe irretrievably — lost in chaos and dysfunction. Nothing could be further from the truth.

With Mary Pat Clarke and Ed Reisinger opting against reelection bids, more than 50 years of institutional memory will exit the Baltimore City Council chambers. They say it's time to let younger members carry on. City Hall is in flux because of the resignation of Mayor Catherine Pugh.

The Baltimore City Council unanimously voted Brandon Scott its president Monday, elevating a young, second-term councilman who quickly rose to prominence as a voice on crime and policing.

By Ian Duncan

May 6, 2019

During the month Catherine Pugh was on leave, she vacillated between resignation and a defiant return to office, as her friends and advisers helped nudge her to a decision.

By Luke Broadwater

May 4, 2019

The fight for Baltimore City Council president is on now that Bernard C. "Jack" Young has become the city's 51st mayor after the resignation of Catherine Pugh. And the final faceoff may come down to council members Sharon Green Middleton and Brandon Scott.

Friday afternoon after a day of blowback on social media , WJZ anchorwoman Mary Bubala apologized on Twitter, writing that the “question did not come out” the way she intended.  “I am devastated that the words I used portray me as someone that I know I am not,” she added.

By David Zurawik

May 3, 2019

Corporations have a CEO and a COO — why not Baltimore City government?

Departure of Catherine Pugh represents an overdue day for all involved.

Putting Baltimore back on track is going to require much more than a new mayor and some changes to the city charter.

How will history remember Pugh? Baltimore Sun reporters Luke Broadwater and Ian Duncan join Pamela Wood to discuss the many shades of Pugh’s legacy. Then, editorial page editor Andy Green joins to comment on the kind of leader the city seeks to move it forward.

Catherine Pugh's quick demise shows the impatience of Baltimoreans for corruption and dysfunction in City Hall.

By Dan Rodricks

May 3, 2019

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned Thursday, apologizing for the harm she has caused to the city’s image amid a growing scandal over her sales of a self-published children’s book series.

Minutes after Catherine Pugh announced that she had resigned as Baltimore’s mayor Thursday, city leaders expressed relief and hope for a brighter future.

By Lillian Reed

May 2, 2019