Ethics Reform in the News – Feb. 7, 2011

A quick round-up of ethics reform-related article from today’s news, and from over the weekend:

The Poughkeepsie Journal, Syracuse Post-Standard and Newsday (behind a pay wall) editorialize in favor of ethics reform.

In his weekly Inside Albany column, NY Post columnist Fred Dicker reports that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has agreed to disclose the names of his clients, while Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos continues to resist such disclosure.  A Skelos spokeswoman says that the issue is on the table.