The Mayoral Scandal Gripping Baltimore

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🗓️ 9 May 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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On May 2nd, Catherine Pugh resigned as mayor of Baltimore - making her the second mayor in less than ten years to leave office amid corruption allegations. The scandal forcing her to step down involved a children’s book, an FBI raid, and a host of ethically dubious business relationships at the highest levels of city government. What happens next for Charm City? Guest: Luke Broadwater, reporter at the Baltimore Sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Barkley's provided the spark to help me get my first job.
0:04.0	The spark that boosted my confidence online.
0:07.0	The spark to help grow my business.
0:10.0	With programs such as Barkley's life skills that help people develop the skills to get into work,
0:15.0	Barkley's digital eagles that keep people safe online
0:18.0	and Barkley's eagle labs that support entrepreneurs to innovate and grow.
0:22.0	Barkley's sparking opportunities in your community.
0:26.0	So it's Barkley's communities to find out all.
0:35.0	What makes city politics in Baltimore so compelling?
0:41.0	Um, are we doing the interview now or?
0:43.0	Yeah.
0:44.0	Oh, okay.
0:45.0	Always be recording.
0:48.0	Luke Broadwater is a reporter for the Baltimore Sun.
0:51.0	He grew up in Baltimore.
0:52.0	He's the kind of guy with a lot of sources.
0:55.0	And I don't want to trash Baltimore because I love Baltimore.
0:57.0	It's my favorite city in the entire world.
0:59.0	But I mean, you look at every single problem in American history from like red lining,
1:05.0	to forced segregation, to the laissez-faire economic policy that caused all the industrial jobs to leave,
1:12.0	which was replaced by the violent drug trade, failed the world on drugs.
1:17.0	I mean, it's like, it's all, it's all, that's the story of Baltimore.
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