Morning Headlines With Mike Spain Of The Times Union

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Mike Spain

Published January 22, 2015 at 7:12 AM EST

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver facing arrest on corruption charges and Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address yesterday.

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