Speaker Silver Proposes Reforms, Admits “Glaring Failure” in Lopez Controversy

Now that disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez is out of Albany, the focus is shifting to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who used tax dollars to pay hush money to several Lopez staffers who complained about his behavior. Late Monday afternoon, Silver announced he will outlaw secret settlements like the one his staff arranged last summer for Lopez. Melissa Russo reports.