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End of an era in Albany: After 21 years as Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver is being replaced. http://nyti.ms/1H9wdwP
12 retweets 6 favoritesThe Assembly majority leader, Joseph D. Morelle of the Rochester area, will be interim speaker until a new speaker is elected on Feb. 10.
28 retweets 4 favoritesSheldon Silver's tenure as speaker of the N.Y. State Assembly will end Monday, Democrats say. A new speaker will be picked Feb. 10.
57 retweets 5 favoritesCarl Heastie, who is vying to succeed Silver as speaker, walks by reporters and says: "You all know my favorite term: 'No comment.'"
8 retweets 2 favoritesAs Democrats meet behind closed doors, a point of contention is when, not if, Silver will give up the speakership. http://nyti.ms/1JYH74N
1 retweetWill Silver step down? "We expect that the speaker will respect the wishes of his conference," Assemblyman Phil Steck says.
1 retweetAssembly Democrats are meeting now to discuss the process for replacing Silver, assuming he agrees to resign, Assemblyman Phil Steck says.
Twice now Cuomo has made significant policy decisions affecting New Yorkers without conferring with De Blasio’s team.
44 retweets 19 favoritesShades of Ebola: De Blasio says his team learned of full subway closure “just as it was being announced."
26 retweets 8 favoritesSheldon Silver as he left the Capitol this evening: "I am the speaker." http://nyti.ms/1z3C7bW
4 retweets 1 favoriteAssembly Democrats are asking Sheldon Silver to step down as speaker, or risk being forced out. http://nyti.ms/1z3C7bW
6 retweets 1 favoriteSheldon Silver has "lost the confidence of a majority of our conference," Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh of Manhattan says.
10 retweets 3 favoritesAssembly Democrats will meet again tomorrow to determine how to move forward. No word on a successor to Silver.
8 retweetsBreaking: Assembly Democrats have lost confidence in Sheldon Silver, and he is being asked to step down as speaker, members say.
58 retweets 16 favorites"The sentiment is that we need a new speaker," Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh tells reporters.
9 retweets 2 favorites"We're still working," Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry, a Queens Democrat, tells reporters as Democratic caucus meeting breaks up.
1 retweetAssembly Democrats are leaving their private meeting, but no one will say what happened or discuss Silver's future as speaker.
4 retweetsBronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: "The next speaker of the Assembly must be elected from New York City."
2 retweets 1 favoriteAs Sheldon Silver fights for survival as Assembly speaker, more Democrats are calling for his ouster. http://nyti.ms/1z3C7bW
15 retweets 5 favoritesGovernment watchdog group @CitizensUnionNY calls for Sheldon Silver to resign or be replaced: "The speaker must go."
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