BALTIMORE — The Latest on the Baltimore mayor’s resignation amid a scandal over her self-published children’s books (all times local):4:35 p.m.Baltimore’s new mayor promises that Catherine Pugh’s resignation will lead to a “stronger Baltimore.”After Pugh resigned as mayor Thursday afternoon, acting Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young automatically became the permanent mayor. Pugh resigned amid an intensifying scandal and multiple investigations into the lucrative sales of her self-published children’s books. ——3:55 p.m.Maryland’s Republican governor and the chairwoman of the state’s Democratic party say Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh made the right decision to resign and that by stepping down she will allow the city to move forward. He announced Pugh’s resignation at a news conference Thursday afternoon. Reading from a written statement from Pugh, Silverman quoted her as saying, “Baltimore deserves a mayor who can move our great city forward.”The decision comes exactly one week after FBI and IRS agents raided the mayor’s home and City Hall offices.

Source: National Post May 02, 2019 19:40 UTC