The top two leaders of the Republican conference that runs the chamber with a narrow majority are now under federal investigation. (newsday.com)
This is hardly the only evidence of the Assembly quietly distancing itself from the man who ran the chamber for more than two decades. (politico.com)
Senate co-Leader Jeffrey Klein, who heads a group of dissident Democrats that jointly run the chamber with the Republicans, said afterward he delivered on his promise to bring the bill to the floor. (nydailynews.com)