Sheldon Silver

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• Cuomo calls for Assemb. Vito Lopez to quit

  that Lopez routinely harassed and touched young female staffers. But the governor largely spared Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver from criticism for shielding the lawmaker.As the fallout from the Lopez reports began, a common theme emerged among elected leaders   Read more »

• Editorial: Vito Lopez has to go, and Albany has to change

  up an embarrassing case against one of their own. The report reflects badly not just on Lopez but on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Assembly staff, whose primary concern was not the well-being of Lopez's victims, but damage control. It shows that   Read more »

• Letter: Albany leaders unjust to disabled

  Andrew M. Cuomo , Senate co-leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver all agreed to a $90-million budget cut to services for developmentally disabled people ["Albany is going backward on autism ," Opinion, April 1.]Our developmentally   Read more »

• Skelos: Coalition 'struck a balance' on state budget

  said he was "90 percent happy" with a budget deal made with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo , Klein and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan). By passing the final bill midnight Thursday, they beat the April 1 budget deadline by three days.The 2013-14 budget   Read more »

• Skelos calls for changes to gun-control law

  Republican senators said the GOP conference hasn't discussed the issue yet. Cuomo didn't immediately respond. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) said he didn't foresee "any major changes" to the gun law .Skelos' comments came a week after about   Read more »

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• Cornell junior starts Cornell offense at 'X'

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• Good-government groups: Silver's mea culpa shouldn't be final chapter

  foreseeable future, but for those of you who might be looking to wing your way to outdoor adventure, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's apology Monday and changes to the Assembly sexual harassment policies shouldn't be the end to the scrutiny over how the Legislature 6:50 PM from The Ithaca Journal Read more »

• Soft money contributions on the rise in New York

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• N.Y. casino plan narrows to 4 regions after Mohawk deal

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