ALBANY - The new leader of the New York state Assembly is promising to focus on ethics and integrity. On Tuesday, members of the assembly overwhelmingly voted to approve Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) as the new speaker, replacing a lawmaker whose … [Read more...]
State Senate Approves Bills Aimed at Fighting Gang Activity in Schools, Protecting Communities from Sexual Predators
ALBANY - As the New York State Assembly worked to appoint a new speaker and act on legislation that’s been at a log-jam since the Sheldon Silver Corruption case was first announced, the State Senate has already been busy working on and passing … [Read more...]
Silver to Resign Monday as Assembly Speaker, Heastie Likely Replacement
ALBANY - New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver will step down from his post Monday. The Manhattan Democrat, who’s served as speaker for the past 21 years, is leaving the position while he battles corruption charges that were brought up against … [Read more...]
NY Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos Under Investigation by U.S. Attorney
ALBANY - Another leader in the New York State legislature is being investigated by the same federal investigator who arrested Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. NBC New York is reporting that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has turned his sights on … [Read more...]
Silver to Step Down as Speaker Next Monday
ALBANY - It appears that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will not continue in his role as leader of the lower chamber after all. Despite news earlier this week that Silver was planning to delegate his power but remain seated as speaker while he … [Read more...]
Silver to Delegate Speaker Duties While Fighting Corruption Charges
ALBANY - State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will temporarily give up some of his powers as the leader of the Assembly while he fights federal corruption charges that were levied against him last week. According to a report by the New York … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Goodell Weighs in on Executive Budget, Arrest of Sheldon Silver
On Thursday afternoon, WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talked with NY Assemblyman Andy Goodell (R-Chautauqua, District 150) to get his reaction on the $141.6 billion Executive Budget, presented Jan. 21, 2015 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with … [Read more...]
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to Face Corruption Charges
ALBANY - The New York Times is reporting that federal authorities are expected to arrest New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) on corruption charges later today. The newspaper says it is unclear what charges Silver would … [Read more...]
[WATCH] Cuomo Focuses on Education, Criminal Justice and Economic Reforms in 2015-16 Budget
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday delivered a combined State of the State address and budget proposal totaling $141.6 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. The governor packaged both the state of the state and the budget rollout into a … [Read more...]
Election 2014: Dems Win State-Wide Offices, GOP Sees Success in NY Senate and Across Region
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo will remain in office for four more years. That after voters across New York went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the top office in New York State – along with several other statewide, regional and local … [Read more...]
