The mayor and a prominent member of Baltimore’s city council are tussling over the transparency of the city’s response to the opioid crisis.
The city council’s Committee on Public Safety and Government Operations was slated to have a hearing on the issue Wednesday.
However, the public meeting was canceled at the last minute.
“I have sought private briefings from agencies on what the city is doing to combat this epidemic gripping our streets and robbing families of their loved ones,” said committee chair Mark Conway. “The response I have received is that given the pending litigation, we could not be briefed. I asked to have public health and medical experts present at today’s hearing and was similarly dissuaded from doing so.”
