Brendan J. Lyons is reporting for the Times Union among the items passed by the state Legislature this week is a bill that would create a commission to investigate misconduct by district attorneys. The move was strongly opposed by prosecutors who said it is unnecessary and that lawmakers should instead improve disciplinary procedures for all attorneys. "We acknowledge the power and discretion attending our responsibilities as prosecutors, but professional misconduct by any attorney...should be subject to robust investigation and discipline by competent, well-functioning grievance committees," Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara, president of the state district attorneys association, said in a statement. "This problematic legislation does nothing to provide that." Under the legislation, eight of the commission's 11 members would be appointed by the governor and the Legislature. Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares, who is poised to become the next president of the district attorneys association, slammed the legislation. "The bill does not include special prosecutors, the Justice Center that oversees people with special needs, or the attorney general; the only prosecutors they include are the prosecutors with jurisdiction over [the Senate and Assembly]," he said. The bill now goes to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office for review. Read the full story in the Times Union.