BREAKING: NY Assembly Picks Heastie To Replace Sheldon Silver As Speaker

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 Assembly chose the Democrat on Tuesday. He succeeds longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver, who resigned in the face of federal corruption charges. The 47-year-old Heastie is a former budget analyst in the […]



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