Baltimore paying total of more than $600,000 in salary for Mayor Pugh and her five staffers on leave

Democratic Mayor Catherine Pugh of Baltimore is on paid leave, as are some of her highest-ranking and closest associates.

Overall, their annual salaries add up to at least $622,000.

The city has not explained why the mayor’s five staffers have been placed on leave. Ex officio Mayor Bernard C. “Jack”…

Source: Politotics