August 2008 Archives

The New York Times  August 22, 2008  Most New Yorkers want a better, fairer, more open State Legislature instead of the embarrassment they now endure. For the primary on Sept. 9, there are two Democratic races in New York City...

For Immediate Release - September 2, 2008 - Newell Campaign Clarifies Role in Crothers Mailing and Calls for Silver to Repudiate "Gutter Politics" Slur NEW YORK, NY - The Newell for Assembly campaign denies any involvement with Ms. Crothers' mailing whatsoever. It...

For Immediate Release - September 2, 2008 - Paul Newell's grassroots fundraising outpaces Silver's lobby money by two-to-one.               New York, NY- Paul Newell, the insurgent Democrat challenging Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, has raised more than twice as much money as...

For Immediate Release - August 15, 2008 - New York, NY - Responding to Speaker Sheldon Silver's recent comments to the Downtown Express that he needs to keep his second job at New York's largest personal injury law firm "to...

Downtown Express  By Julie Shapiro   August 8, 2008  Perhaps Sheldon Silver's critics are making up for lost time. It's been 22 years since the Assembly speaker faced a primary challenge, and he has fought few Democrats in his 32 years...

New York Post  By FREDRIC U. DICKER  August 7, 2008  ALBANY - A political rival yesterday blasted closed-mouthed Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for lending $50,000 to a small company that funds personal-injury lawsuits and could be hurt by efforts to...