As demands for resignation mount, Skelos clings to power

When corruption allegations landed on Assemblyman Sheldon Silver’s doorstep, he resigned. But state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is still clinging to power. And Republicans lawmakers and GOP donors are now in open rebellion. “Skelos is not moving. He doesn’t want to step down,” a GOP insider involved in talks to replace the majority leader, who was arrested on federal corruption charges last week, told the New York Post. ... [more]