Baltimore mayor: new police chief, new beginning
Since becoming Baltimore’s 50th mayor nearly two years ago, I have been clear about my commitment to reduce violence in our city and create a police force that reflects 21st...
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Baltimore developing $2 million program for ‘squeegee kids’
The persistent issue of squeegee kids traversing between cars at any number of intersections across our city is understandably a major concern, though certainly not a new one. As many...
Baltimore mayor: City is good for immigrants, and vice versa
The bipartisan group, New American Economy (NAE), which makes the economic case for smart and effective immigration policies, just released its inaugural NAE Cities Index. NAE analyzed the 100 largest...
Baltimore neighborhoods — and lives — reimagined
Central to our efforts to "move Baltimore forward" is our obligation and determination to address the stark disparity that exists in neighborhoods of our city that have long experienced neglect....
Baltimore brings hospitals into the fight against opioid addiction
An epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose has swept across the country, and Baltimore has been hit as hard as any place in America. In 2011, our city saw 167...
Pugh: Maryland school shooting underscores importance of ‘March for Our Lives’
“The young, free to act on their initiative, can lead their elders in the direction of the unknown. … The children, the young, must ask the questions that we would...
Baltimore mayor: I am impatient
Like so many citizens of Baltimore, I am impatient. For too long we have endured levels of violent crime that have caused many to live in fear and dread at...
Baltimore mayor: The Sun got it wrong; I am not ‘undermining’ drug treatment
In a recent editorial, The Baltimore Sun said I was undermining drug treatment in our city and took out of context what I have said regarding doing treatment in a...
Mayor Pugh: ‘I am committed to steadfast police reform’
I know there are concerns about the status of the city's police reform negotiations with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and what the forthcoming presidential administration change means for Baltimore's...
Inclusive solutions for Baltimore
Creating a new normal for Baltimore will require all hands on deck. We cannot move our city forward without understanding that it will take all of us working together. We...