PRESS --
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
May 15, 2013 "Report
Finds Lawmaker Was Shielded by Leaders",
New York Times, Danny Hakim
May 15, 2013: "Vito
Lopez made aides touch the tumors on his neck and wear skimpy clothing, but
he will still not be prosecuted: report",
Daily News, Glenn Blaine
May 16, 2013: "New
Yorkers Should Be Alarmed",
Newsday, editorial
May 16, 2013: “Alarm
Bells in Albany”,
New York Times, editorial
May 16, 2013: "Silver
Spokesman: Actions Taken Were In 'Good Faith'",
YNN, Nick Reisman
May 17, 2013: "Despite
enabling Vito Lopez, Sheldon Silver gets only love from his loyal troops",
NY Daily News, editorial,
May 19, 2013: "SHEL,
NO, HE WON'T GO! Assemblyman Sheldon Silver call quitting 'ridiculous'
despite his admitted failure in handling the sexual harassment claims
against vile Lopez", NY Daily News,
Ken Lovett
May 19, 2013: "How
they get away with it", NY Daily News,
Opinion, Bill Hammond
May 20, 2013: "Push
comes to Gov on full Shelly probe", NY Post, Fred Dicker
"Video:
No friend to Silver, Kearns leaves Assembly Dems",
Albany Times Union/Capitol Confidential, May 20, 2013
May 21, 2013: "Bad
Week is Merely Bump for Assembly's Master of Power", New York
Times, Danny Hakim, Thomas Kaplan
"Fahey
for Assembly; Deeper knowledge on the issues gives him the edge over Kearns",
Buffalo News, March 15, 2012
"Mickey
meets Shelly at Capitol for nice talk; Anti-Silver attack by Kearns during
campaign ignored", Buffalo News, Tom Precious, March 23, 2012
"Kearns
keeps campaign pledge, votes 'no' on Silver", Buffalo News, Tom
Precious, January 15, 2013
May 21, 2013:
"Time's
up: shameful Shelly has got to go",
NY Post, Fred Dicker
May 21, 2013: "How
Shelly tarnished himself", NY Daily
News, Opinion, Bill Hammond
May 21, 2013: "Sorry
apology by Sheldon Silver in Lopez case is not enough",
NY Daily News, editorial
May 22, 2013
"Silver's
as tainted as Lopez",
Albany Times Union -- by
Assemblywomen Jane Corwin, Nicole
Malliotakis, Annie Rabbitt, Claudia Tenney
May 22, 2013: "Cuomo's
moment: tackling NY's Shelly problem", NY Post, Bob McManus
May 23, 2013: "EXCLUSIVE:
Former legislative staffer received threatening letter from Sheldon Silver's
pals", NY Daily News, Ken Lovett
May 24, 2013: "Why,
in the capitol, Silver is teflon", NY
Daily News, Blake Zeff
May 26, 2013: "Lovett:
Assembly Democrats privately fear fall-out of retaining Sheldon Silver as
speaker amid sexual harassment scandal",
NY Daily News, Ken Lovett
May 27, 2013: "SET
UP TO SPEAK UP: Six likely Silver replacements vie for chance to
become speaker", Daily News, Ken Lovett
May 28, 2013 "Kearns,
angry at Lopez cover-up, forms a conference of one in the Assembly",
Legislative Gazette, Tanique Williams
May 28, 2013: "COX:
Further Investigation is Warranted", Legislative Gazette, Amanda Conto
May 27, 2013: "All
deserve blame, not just Silver",
Albany Times Union, commentary by Susan Lerner, Common Cause
May 29,
2013: "GOP
Assembly members call for Silver's resignation, investigation (or both)"
, Albany Times Union, May 29, 2013
May 29, 2013: "A
Second Democrat Calls for Silver to Resign",
NYT/City Room, Jesse McKinley
May 28, 2013: "Gov.
Cuomo to Assembly Speaker Silver: Get to work to get over Vito Lopez
scandal", NY Daily News, Glenn Blain
May 29, 2013: "State
Assemblywoman Inez Barron calls for Speaker Sheldon Silver to step down
", Daily News, Glenn Blain, Kenneth Lovett
May 29, 2013:
"The
High Price of Silver", New York Post,
editorial
VIDEO OF "STOP SILVER'S WAR ON WOMEN"
PRESS CONFERENCE -- May 29, 2013
Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor;
Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney; Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin;
Assemblyman Bill Nojay; Assemblyman Marc Butler; Assemblyman Michael
Fitzpatrick
May 29, 2013: "Some
Assembly Republicans Want Silver Investigated",
Gannett, Joseph Spector
May 29, 2013: "Sheldon
Silver role in Vito Lopez sexual harassement cover-up needs further probe,
GOP says", Newsday/AP
May 30, 2013: "Silver
faces more Assembly dissent", Wall Street Journal, Erica Orden
May 30, 2013: "Speaker
Silver withstands 'a lot of venting' by women Assembly members", NY
Daily News, Glenn Blain, Ken Lovett
May 30, 2013: "Silver
clear air with Women democrats", Newsday
May 30, 2013: "Many
calling on Silver to give up Speaker role", YNN
June 4, 2013: "Damning
e-mails omitted from Lopez report,
June 4, 2013: "Ethics
commission fails to prevent or punish for Lopez scandal", Daily News,
Ken Lovett
June 5, 2013: "New
York Voters Think Assembly Speaker Should Step Down, Poll Finds",
New York Times
June 7, 2013: "State
GOP keeps up anti-Silver drumbeat in radio ads", Capitol Confidential,
Casey Seiler
June 7, 2013: "Alleged
victims file state, federal suits on Silver, Lopez", Capitol
Confidential
June 10, 2013: "Odato:
A look at potential speakers", Albany Times Union, Jim Odato
June 10, 2013: "New
York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Won't Represent Silver", Daily
News, Ken Lovett
June 10, 2013: "Sheldon
Silver Says Democrats Back Him Despite Sexual Harassment Scandal",
Syracuse.Com, AP
June 10, 2013: "Silver:
My members say media is being unfair to me", Albany Times Union
June 10,
2013: "NYC
Gov Andrew Cuomo is growing sick of Sheldon Silver: insiders", Daily
News, Ken Lovett
June 10, 2013: :
Looking to AG
June 10, 2013: "Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in crosshairs of
bill term-limiting
June 10, 2013: "Cuomo
bills eyes publicly-financed elections", Albany Times Union, Jimmy
Vielkind
June 13, 2013: "Lawsuit
seeks to Force Sheldon Silver to Repay Vito Lopez Settlement Money to NYS"
, Daily News, Ken Lovett
June 17, 2013: "Sheldon
Silver Gets Key Support from Minority Dems Even As GOP Vows To Keep Up
Pressure", NY Daily News, Ken Lovett
June 17:
2013: "Half
New York Voters Want Sheldon Silver Out As Assembly Boss After Vito
Lopez Scandal: Siena", NY Daily News, Ken Lovett
June 20,
2013:
Kolb: I won't stifle sex harrasment debate", Albany Times Union,
Rick Karlin
June 21, 2013: "What
got Steve Katz cut off in the Assembly today", Gannett
JUne 21, 2013: "Video
briefing: What happens when you say bad things about Sheldon Silver?",
CapitalNewYork, Azi Paybarah
June 21,
2013: "Debate
over women's equality bill gets touchy over Speaker Silver's handling of
Lopez" , Daily News
July 17, 2013: "No one is
too big to jail, Wall Street Cop says", WCNBC
July 19, 2013: "What
About Bill Thompson?", CapitalNY, Azi Paybarah
July 22, 2013: "Shel's
Belle's Bucking",
NY Post, Fred Dicker
July 23, 2013: "Assembly
Lawyer to Step Down Over Failure to Investigate Sex Harrassment Claims",
New York Times, Danny Hakim
July 23, 2013: "NY
Speaker Silver in midst of another sex harassment scuttlebutt",
Daily News, Ken Lovett
July 23, 2013: "Micah
Kellner campaigns
July 23, 2013: "GOP
Attacks Silver for latest sexual harassment revelation", Capitol
Confidential/Times Union, Jimmy Vielkind
July 23, 2013: "New
sex case ends career of Silver aide", Albany Times Union
July 23, 2013: "Jessica
Lappin rescinds her endorsement of Micah Kellner", CapitalNY,
Azi Paybarah
July 23, 2013: "More
Albany Grossness", Gothamist
Kallos campaign
July 25, 2013: "Kellner's
GOP opponent keeps up attack", Capital Confidential, Casey Seiler
July 26, 2013: "EXCLUSIVE",
July 26, 2013: "Colleague
Reaffirms Kellner Support as Others Bail", Politiker, Jill Colvin
July 26, 2013: "Two
State Senators Rescind their Micah
Kellner Endorsements",
Politiker, Ross Barkan
August 8, 2013: "State
Ethics Panel Opens Up an Inquiry ino a Sexual Harassment Cover-up
", New York Times, Danny Hakim
August 12, 2013: "Cuomo
still not denouncing Silver, amid more bad news", Capitol Confidential,
Jimmy Vielkind
August 15, 2013: "High
time for Speaker Silver to resign", Jewish Voice, editorial
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