The Bronx County GOP has endorsed Joseph Lhota for New York City mayor, dealing a significant blow to mayoral rival Adolfo Carrion Jr.

WSJ: Joseph Lhota Gets Bronx GOP Endorsement

Bronx County Republican Party Chairman Joseph Savino and Queens County Republican Party Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone are also charged in the federal case, as well as the mayor and deputy mayor of the upstate New York town of Spring Valley, in Rockland County.

WSJ: Politicians Plead Not Guilty

New York officials will test the new board structure with three pilot regions in Staten Island, the northwest and South Bronx, and Rockland County.

WSJ: Archdiocese Alters Course on Schools