Mayor Pugh took Wednesday off from multiple public appearances in the wake of an ethics controversy surrounding her time on the board of the University of Maryland Medical System.
The mayor also missed Wednesday morning’s Board of Estimates meeting.
A City employee sat in for Mayor Pugh at the meeting after she called out sick and canceled her weekly news conference.
This, amid growing concerns she sold the system, $500,000 worth of her “Healthy Holly” children’s books.
Her spokesperson told WJZ she has returned $100,000 from her book.
Books that the System, in turn, gave to City schools and are sitting in a district warehouse.
“We have to be clear, no matter who it is, and avoid any conflicts of interest and any appearance of conflicts of interest,” said Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland.
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