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Vito Lopez: Let voters decide; ethics panel meets

Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn)

Photo credit: Bryan Pace, 2001 | Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn)

ALBANY -- As the state ethics commission met privately with staff investigators Tuesday, Assemb. Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn) remained defiant in the wake of calls for him to resign over sexual harassment allegations.

In a statement late Tuesday, Lopez called the allegations against him "politically motivated" and said voters should determine whether he continues to serve. "In recent days, outside...

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