Sheldon Silver

Albany Shocker:  Top Democrat Sheldon Silver Arrested
Albany Shocker: Top Democrat Sheldon Silver Arrested
Albany Shocker: Top Democrat Sheldon Silver Arrested
The New York Times and other major media outlets are reporting that the top Democrat in the New York State Assembly in Albany surrendered to FBI agents this morning.  Sheldon Silver was reported to have been arrested on federal corruption charges stemming from the lack of reporting outside income on his past financial statements...
Poll Reveals NYS Voters Opinon on Speaker Silver
Poll Reveals NYS Voters Opinon on Speaker Silver
Poll Reveals NYS Voters Opinon on Speaker Silver
According to the latest poll from the Siena Research Institute, more than 52 percent of New York voters feel that Speaker Sheldon Silver should step down. This comes after speculation that Speaker Silver failed the people of New York and former Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s accusers by not addressing the issue appropriately by not being completely honest...
Silver Says State Developing Electronic Handgun Permit Database
Silver Says State Developing Electronic Handgun Permit Database
Silver Says State Developing Electronic Handgun Permit Database
New York will spend over $27 million to develop a statewide electronic handgun permit database as part of its new gun control law, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Tuesday. Silver said the measure in the tentative state budget will create a central database of handgun permit records now kept at the county level. The new database will allow faster statewide cross-checking with records of crimes