Assembly Speaker

The former Speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday after being convicted for a second time…

A jury has convicted former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of public corruption charges, dashing the 74-year-old Democrat's second attempt to…

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday and told by a federal judge that he must give back $5 million that he…

The conviction of Sheldon Silver has again raised questions about the distribution of benefits in Albany. The former Assembly speaker was immediately…

A lawmaker who was one of New York's most powerful politicians has been convicted by a federal jury of charges that he used the power of his office to…

The New York state Assembly has elected Bronx Assemblyman Carl Heastie as its speaker, making him the first African-American to lead the body. The…

The State Assembly is poised to elect Bronx Assemblyman Carl Heastie as the next Speaker, as Sheldon Silver resigns in disgrace over serious corruption…

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will end his long reign as the head of the Assembly on Monday, say the Democratic members of the Assembly who announced…