There Are Still 'Three Men in a Room'
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver doesn't need to step down, despite facing corruption charges. That means he's still one of the "three men in a room" running things in Albany. So what does that mean for policy in the state, and especially for the Governor's State of the State proposals?Â
Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for The Daily News,  and former New York State Senator Seymour P. Lachman, now a professor at Adelphi University, discuss how Albany is responding to Speaker Silver's arraignment and what it means for this legislative session. Lachman is also co-author of Three Men In A Room: The Inside Story of Power and Betrayal in an American Statehouse (The New Press, 2006).
Plus, we made a video using dolls we found in our office and a cardboard box to explain the politics of 'three men in a room'. Check it out:Â
