UPDATE: Jan. 22, 2015 (8:32am) - The NY Daily News reporting Silver is now in federal custody.
Longtime New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is expected to be arrested today on corruption related charges, according to a report from the New York Times.
The former Republican mayors of Utica and Rome have changed their party affiliation and are now the city chairs of the Independence Party in their respective cities.
New Hartford, NY (WIBX) - Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney is taking on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. She is asking her fellow legislators to call on him to resign, adding that "he needs to go and go now."
Albany, NY (WIBX) - State leaders, including Governor Andrew Cuomo, are calling for an investigation into the Assembly's handling of sexual harassment claims against one of its members.