NEW YORK—Lawmakers in the New York Assembly have suspended their impeachment investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo in light of his promise to step down from office over sexual harassment complaints, Speaker Carl Heastie said in a statement on Friday. The Assembly, controlled by Cuomo’s fellow Democrats, opened the impeachment investigation in March after at least…

The impeachment inquiry of Gov. Andrew Cuomo by New York Assembly lawmakers have been suspended after Cuomo recently said he will step down from his post. Speaker Carl Heastie, the chamber’s top Democrat, said Friday that the body’s judiciary committee was advised by lawyers that the state constitution does not authorize lawmakers to impeach an elected…