The Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted yesterday to open a formal investigation into the sexual harassment scandal surrounding Assemblyman Vito Lopez, according to The Post. But there could be a delay in that probe if prosecutors ask the board to wait until they are finished with their own investigation. Meanwhile, Lopez derided Assembly Speaker Silver's call for him to resign 'self serving.'
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Powerful but poorly understood, Brooklyn county party chair is seat to have (WNYC)
Race for 80th Assembly District in Bronx heats up with scandal and mudslinging (Daily News)
