Harry Readshaw

Echoing remarks made a day earlier by two Democratic colleagues, a western Pennsylvania lawmaker is asking House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese (D-Greene County) to step down.

"Whether the Democratic Leader was knowledgeable of the alleged corruption or ignorant of it, he should be held accountable that it evolved under his leadership," said state Rep. Harry Readshaw (D-Allegheny County).

"The most honorable approach would be for the leader to acknowledge that gross error and step down."