Baltimore Mayor vows to get council approval for his city administrator nominee

BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore City Council committee has recommended that Mayor Brandon Scott's nomination for the next city administrator be rejected. But Scott has vowed that he will keep fighting for his nominee, Faith Leach. Leach appeared before the Rules and Legislative Oversight committee Thursday night and experienced contentious reactions from council members. That night, majority of the council members recommended that her nomination be rejected. The vote was four to two. This was a public defeat for Scott, but he plans to stand by Leach. "City Administrator Leach is...